Synonyms of chronicles

chronicles 1 of 2

noun

plural of chronicle

1

as in stories

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened

a chronicle of their adventure on the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stories
• chronologies
• histories
• accounts
• records
• memoirs
• reports
• versions
• diaries
• narratives
• commentaries
• tales
• narrations
• sagas
• annals
• testimonies
• depositions
• witnesses
• anecdotes
• documentations
• testaments
• logs
• testimonials
• journals
• blogs
• minutes
• logbooks
• romances
• epics
• recitations
• yarns
• case studies
• case histories
• recitals
• gests
• procès-verbaux

2

as in annals

an account of important events in the order in which they happened

only sketchy information about King Arthur can be found in the chronicles of ancient England

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annals
• records
• histories
• memoirs
• journals
• commentaries
• diaries
• reminiscences
• biographies
• reports
• documentations
• autobiographies
• archives
• blogs
• narratives
• lives
• sagas
• tales
• logs
• stories
• legends
• epics
• registers
• genealogies
• chronologies

chronicles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chronicle

as in describes

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

the book chronicles the efforts of two climbers to scale Mount Everest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• recounts
• tells
• narrates
• relates
• reports
• charts
• recites
• depicts
• sets forth
• details
• voices
• rehearses
• states
• reveals
• discloses
• enumerates
• expresses
• utters
• exposes
• gives
• delivers
• itemizes
• delineates
• divulges
• renders
• reels off
• sketches
• particularizes
• bares
• lets on (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chronicles

Noun

Juan Angel, who went on to build a successful landscaping business, struggled with alcoholism, which Rivera chronicles in this narrative that does not shy away from the role addiction played in the life and death of his role model. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

The film picks up in 1940 after France’s defeat by the Nazis and chronicles de Gaulle’s efforts to show the Allies that France was still worth fighting for. — Kate McKenna, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Written by SNL‘s Simon Rich, Artificial chronicles the days leading up to the sudden firing and reinstatement of Altman as OpenAI’s CEO as the fate of who gets to control the technology at the center of an AI arms race hangs in the balance. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Primetime chronicles the intense production, ethical dilemmas and media sensationalism behind To Catch a Predator, which ran from 2004 to 2007. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

The extremely soapy, enjoyably satirical true-life drama chronicles love, rampant betrayal and a brazen murder plot through three decades of the iconic Gucci fashion house. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

The singer’s October 1973 hit song chronicles one woman’s jealousy surrounding her significant other’s interest in another woman. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Their stories are not chronicles of any time, place, or personality, but testimonies to the human spirit. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

But unlike Brief History, which includes gay characters but mostly isn’t about them, The Disappearers also belongs with those earlier chronicles of gay America that Jordan and Eddy name-check, especially John Rechy’s The Sexual Outlaw. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

Elsewhere, the People’s Choice award for best international film went to Simon Stone’s Elsinore, which chronicles the final year in Scottish actor Ian Charleson’s life and stars Olivia Colman, Billie Piper and Johnny Flynn. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

The film chronicles his childhood in South Africa and his time in Silicon Valley, and suggests that Musk’s genius is not as an inventor but as an investor. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The documentary, which chronicles a pair of mountain climbers who fall in love while planning to climb the North Face of Mount Everest and then ski down it, was shot specifically for the format. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

The first book visually chronicles their transition from preadolescence into their teenaged years; the second spans into their mid-twenties. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Based on Volpentest’s memoir of the same name, the film chronicles the life of the quadruple congenital amputee who defied expectations to become one of the most accomplished Paralympic sprinters in history. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

The four-part series chronicles the efforts of young Julien Sorel (Victor Belmondo) to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing while entangled in a web of passion and power. — Ed Meza, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

James, a sensitive diviner of both anxieties, chronicles how the inhospitality of the social world sends gay men into hiding. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The podcast chronicles Parton’s life and career and explores her boundless appeal. — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026