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

Police charged 52-year-old Mooresville resident Rod Moskowitz with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, court records show. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

The agents seized records and electronic devices, looking for evidence of unspecified criminal behavior. — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

But Douglas Herlihy consistently denied any involvement in the killing of his father to family, court records show. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

The opposite is true of Kane, who has been breaking goalscoring records in Germany and winning titles with Bayern Munich. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

The 2026 Annual Report from the London Register of Subsurface CO₂ Storage covered 70 projects across 17 countries on six continents, providing one of the most comprehensive records of global geological CO₂ storage. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

And this is the same period that Frank Sinatra was recording records of Rod McKuen songs. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026

An online database of campaign finance records show the other candidates, Payne, Irwin and Cabrera, have not received campaign contributions. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Child welfare agents said abuse may have occurred, but the perpetrator was unknown, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post. — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Verb

Lemley has practiced medicine for 14 years, 10 of those in Texas, according to Texas Medical Board records. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

The boy’s mother, who was in a dating relationship with Clark, tried to intervene, but Clark allegedly struck her with the chair, too, court records state. — Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

The system records license plates and vehicle characteristics, allowing police departments to search for vehicles that may be connected to criminal investigations. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

But as Bass hoped, the county did not secure the database that records contacts with homeless people or the system that matches people to housing. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

One man records himself using the claws to screw bottle lids off and on. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Player of the Week Senior forward Andrew Guzy records a hat trick and adds an assist as Lemont beats Evergreen Park 9-0 to clinch the South Suburban Blue title. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Kristian Matsson, who records under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, is both blessed and cursed by having arrived nearly fully formed. — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Nicolás Pereda’s absurdist comedy centers on composer Rosa, who records a television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment, where interruptions steadily derail the shoot. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026