RECORDS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of record

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

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Relevance

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of record

as in logs

to make a written note of the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference

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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

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deletes

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Recent Examples of records

Noun

Text messages in court records show a brief and ambiguous exchange between McCluskie and Williamson that backs that up. —

Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 All three games in the series were tightly contested in a matchup between the two teams with the best records in the National League. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026 The crowd was enthusiastic and somewhat glassy-eyed, and people lined up patiently to buy records and merchandise, and to get a chance to meet Rashad. —

Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2026 This game may not carry the same weight, depending on the records of both teams going in, but the intrigue will almost certainly be there. —

Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026 This will begin a streak of three straight games against teams that finished with winning records last season. —

Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026 Global temperature records could be challenged again So far, 2024 ranked as the planet’s warmest year on record, following the last El Nino event, which emerged in mid-2023 and persisted through spring 2024, according to NOAA. —

Dan Peck, ABC News, 14 May 2026 Most of the items were classified in city records as office supplies, and more than half lacked receipts. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 The Administration for Children and Families says state child support agencies submit qualifying cases, and federal officials forward those records to the State Department. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

Verb

The temperature is the actual air reading — what a thermometer records in the shade. —

Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Late in the season, Schaefer set NHL records for goals and points by an 18-year-old defenseman, eclipsing Phil Housley in both categories. —

Peter Baugh, New York Times, 14 May 2026 There were allegations of frequent racist remarks and violations of California’s public records laws to shield the office from scrutiny. —

Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 May 2026 This includes security and police patrols, CCTV cameras and a radar system that records video and thermal imaging. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 In 2025, the BLA claimed 521 attacks and 1,060 security-force fatalities, though independent monitoring records substantially fewer attacks, at around 254 events, in Balochistan over the same period. —

Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026 The victim had bruising under his eye and cheek, records state. —

Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 The Atlanta Dream announced their 2026 WNBA opening night roster this week, headlined by the blockbuster addition of two-time All-Star Angel Reese alongside a returning core that set franchise records just a season ago. —

Christopher Harris, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Houston, on average, records about 52 inches of rain every year, based on recent climate data. —

Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for records

Noun

Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025