Thesaurus

record

noun

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 candidate's stance on the major questions Synonyms chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, account, report, storyRelated Words 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 annals, chronicle, historyRelated Words blog, commentary, diary, journal, memoir, reminiscence(s); autobiography, biography, life; epic, legend, narrative, saga, story, tale; archives, documentation, log, register, report; chronology, genealogy

verb

1 to make a written note of the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference Synonyms jot (down), log, mark, note, put down, register, report, set down, take down, write down Related Words 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 catalog (or catalogue), enroll (also enrol), enter, index, inscribe, put down, list, register, schedule, slateRelated Words book, card, file, note; classify, compile, tabulate, tally; rescheduleNear Antonyms delete