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record

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of record

1 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 candidateʼs stance on the major questions
Synonyms of record

account, chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, report, story
Words Related to record

version

deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness

annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir

minutes, procès-verbal

anecdote, tale, yarn

epic, saga

gest (or geste), romance

recital, recitation

case history, case study

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

  • historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful
Synonyms of record

annals, chronicle, history
Words Related to record

blog, commentary, diary, journal, memoir, reminiscence(s)

autobiography, biography, life

epic, legend, narrative, saga, story, tale

archives, documentation, log, register, report

chronology, genealogy

record

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of record

1 to make a written note of

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

jot (down), log, mark, note, put down, register, report, set down, take down, write down
Words Related to record

chronicle, minute, transcribe

enregister, enter, inscribe

chalk (up), notch, score

2 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 of record

catalog (or catalogue), enroll (also enrol), enter, index, inscribe, list, put down, register, schedule, slate
Words Related to record

book, card, file, note

classify, compile, tabulate, tally

reschedule
Near Antonyms of record

delete

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