RACK UP Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

rack up

verb

as in to score

to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal

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lose

as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory

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Recent Examples of rack up When it was announced last year that the film would premiere exclusively on Paramount+, a petition to reverse the decision racked up nearly 100,000 signatures. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 The property racked up 22 citations in the last four years, three of which escalated to charges against the key officers of the company that owns it. —

Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 Kennedy worked with Satrapi on Persepolis, the filmmaker’s 2007 pic that earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature and racked up awards from the Cannes Film Festival and National Board of Review to critics groups and film festivals around the world. —

Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 June 2026 Analysts in JPMorgan’s markets division have long used financial models that rack up hefty bills. —

J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rack up

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Towns scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting with 13 rebounds on Friday night, but his counting stats don’t do his impact in this series justice.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2026
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points and OG Anunoby had 28 for the Knicks, who lost for the first time since April 23 in Game 3 of their first-round series against Atlanta.

— Brian Mahoney, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026