Synonyms of racking up

racking up

verb

present participle of rack up

1

as in scoring

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scoring
• winning
• tallying
• defeating
• triumphing
• besting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing

2

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieving
• winning
• attaining
• gaining
• making
• scoring
• ringing up
• clocking (up)
• obtaining
• chalking up
• hitting
• notching (up)
• garnering
• logging
• getting
• securing
• amounting (to)
• capturing
• acquiring
• landing
• bagging
• realizing
• measuring up (to)
• drawing
• procuring
• carrying
• matching
• approaching
• tying
• excelling
• touching
• meeting
• topping
• equaling
• surpassing
• rivaling
• outdoing
• beating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• failing (at)
• falling short (of)
• losing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of racking up

Meanwhile, Operation Sideswipe kept expanding and racking up prosecutorial victories, building off the work of private-sector investigators and lawyers for the trucking companies. —Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Lemon won the Biletnikoff Award for the best receiver in college football this past season for a reason, after racking up 1,156 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026

After burning through their savings, the entrepreneurs turned to credit cards, racking up $100,000 in debt each. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026

And Swalwell had been racking up lots of endorsements. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

And, in a perfectly fitting twist, UConn can cement that status by overcoming a Michigan powerhouse that is racking up historically impressive numbers, hoping to go down as one of the sport's greatest teams itself. —CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026

And, in a perfectly fitting twist, UConn can cement that status by overcoming a Michigan powerhouse that is racking up historically impressive numbers, hoping to go down as one of the sport's greatest teams itself. —ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026

Videos of seagulls stealing food off plates and beach towels have gone viral, racking up millions of views across social media. —Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026

Before this year’s telecast, that movie’s director, Paul Thomas Anderson, had set a record in futility by racking up 11 Oscar nominations without a win, said Sam Adams in Slate. —The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026