Synonyms of records

records 1 of 2

noun

plural of record

1

as in chronologies

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

the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in annals

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

historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

records

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of record

1

as in logs

to make a written note of

the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• logs
• reports
• notes
• transcribes
• registers
• marks
• jots (down)
• writes down
• sets down
• enters
• takes down
• chronicles
• minutes
• puts down
• scores
• inscribes
• notches
• enregisters
• chalks (up)

2

as in lists

to put (someone or something) on a list

he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lists
• enters
• schedules
• indexes
• files
• catalogs
• registers
• books
• enrolls
• slates
• inscribes
• cards
• notes
• compiles
• classifies
• tabulates
• puts down
• tallies
• reschedules

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deletes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of records

Noun

The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

Despite the credit card records, however, the prosecutor’s office concluded in December 2017 that there was insufficient evidence – and did not pursue the case any further. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

The records involve consulting work, paid for with public funds. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Colorado’s athletics program uncovered financial discrepancies during an internal audit of its 2025 records, and alerted police soon after. — Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Court records from Pima County, Arizona, indicate the University of Arizona Police Department charged Batchigari with assault on May 26. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

The Wonderful Company, one of California’s largest agricultural companies, is one of the top users of paraquat in the state, according to an analysis of state pesticide use records from the Environmental Working Group. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

The government said the records showed the damage was caused by a flawed installation, rather than vandalism, undermining the basis for the indictment. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026

The acknowledgement came during a hearing Friday in The Star’s lawsuit seeking records related to Dustman’s resignation. — Ben Wheeler august 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

All this while Rollins was being paid $190,999 as DA, state Comptroller payroll records state. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

Instead of producing lengthy episodes, the firm records short interview-style conversations addressing common legal questions and shares them as bite-sized videos across digital platforms. — Julio Cesar Gomez, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

An ad by Affordable Living Florida — run by Doug Kaplan, a political strategist who records show donated $250 to support Singh, who denies approving the ad — attacked Walton Johnson with that claim and went viral on social media. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Leads influence which records officers request and whose movements receive further scrutiny. — Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

The company typically records the costs within 90 days of purchase. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

But the suit claims that a belongings form completed at admission records the failure to take Carradine’s belt. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

The National Archives is the central repository of federal documents both precious and routine, and its leader has discretion over which records to preserve and display, and how. — Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Muse Code also uses a local event log that records model calls, tool runs, approvals, and edits. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026