Synonyms of chalked up

chalked up

verb

past tense of chalk up

1

as in attributed

to explain (something) as being the result of something else

let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attributed
• ascribed
• credited
• put down
• blamed
• imputed
• referred
• laid
• accredited
• pinned (on)
• imputed (to)
• linked
• connected
• assigned
• fathered (on)
• attached
• associated
• charged

2

as in achieved

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieved
• won
• attained
• gained
• made
• scored
• obtained
• hit
• clocked (up)
• racked up
• garnered
• notched (up)
• rang up
• got
• secured
• landed
• captured
• realized
• logged
• amounted (to)
• acquired
• bagged
• carried
• procured
• tied
• measured up (to)
• drew
• approached
• matched
• touched
• excelled
• met
• topped
• surpassed
• equaled
• rivaled
• beat
• outdid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• failed (at)
• fell short (of)
• lost

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chalked up

Talarico’s success so far can partly be chalked up to voters’ apprehensions toward Paxton, who faced questions in his past over corruption, including being impeached by his own party in the Texas legislature. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Our success so far has been 100 percent chalked up to using the constraint of our assortment as our superpower. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Some of the Chrysler Building’s dramatic loss of value can be chalked up to its aging infrastructure and the shaky market for not-new office space. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2026

Cramer chalked up Tuesday's decline in Grail to profit-taking. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

But Tip Toe is a drama for an age in which Leo at one point muses that queerphobia can no longer be chalked up to a lack of visibility. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Sarandos chalked up the exits to individual circumstances, not a change in Netflix’s stance on talent. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Though Ortega’s departure was originally chalked up to scheduling with her Netflix series Wednesday, the actress has since acknowledged the truth behind her departure. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

The Texas head coach had abandoned a halftime on-field interview with Laura Rutledge, which the sideline reporter chalked up to technical difficulties that cut into the coach’s limited halftime intermission. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026