Synonyms of history

history

noun

ˈhi-st(ə-)rē 

1

as in annals

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

a history of the American civil rights movement during the 1960s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annals
• record
• chronicle
• documentation
• biography
• journal
• chronology
• commentary
• diary
• memoir
• life
• narrative
• autobiography
• archives
• saga
• blog
• epic
• legend
• report
• genealogy
• tale
• log
• story
• register
• reminiscence(s)

2

as in chronology

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

we heard the whole history of her illness in excruciating detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chronology
• story
• record
• account
• chronicle
• version
• narrative
• narration
• report
• tale
• diary
• commentary
• memoir
• commentaries
• saga
• annals
• documentation
• testimony
• witness
• deposition
• journal
• anecdote
• testament
• minutes
• log
• testimonial
• blog
• logbook
• epic
• romance
• yarn
• recitation
• case history
• case study
• recital
• procès-verbal
• geste
• gest

3

as in past

the events or experience of former times

history has many lessons to teach us, if only we would listen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• past
• yesterday
• yesteryear
• annals
• yore
• auld lang syne
• record
• bygone
• antiquity
• memoir
• chronicle
• flashback
• long ago

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• future
• tomorrow
• now
• today
• present
• moment
• futurity
• offing
• hereafter
• by-and-by

Examples of history in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Podmore dedicates a full chapter, rich with environmental history and canyon descriptions, to the land and opportunities stolen from the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and the Navajo Nation that could be justly returned if Glen Canyon Dam is decommissioned. —Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024

The racist scapegoating of Haitians has a long political history, but also a very personal one for Trump. —Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 16 Sep. 2024

Two days after launching, the astronauts made further history: Becoming the first nonprofessional astronauts to open the hatch of their vehicle and expose themselves to the vacuum of space. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024

Fortune Volkswagen hits the brakes on home country Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume warned that the company could close down one of its German factories for the first time in its 87-year history as the automaker seeks to cut €10 billion in costs amid low consumer demand. —Kristine Gill, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024