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

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

As a result, unauthorized access to those systems can expose records belonging to patients across multiple healthcare organizations. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Last May, Backrooms — about a horrifying liminal space that exists beyond our own reality — smashed box office records. — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026

Hanfield is held in the Paul Rein Detention Facility while Arstil is in the North Broward Bureau, jail records show. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Toney already has the records for catches and receiving yards with 109 and 1,211, respectively set last year, while the single-season receiving touchdowns is 13 by Leonard Hankerson in 2010. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Verb

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

In one case, California Volunteers delayed giving federal auditors records pertaining to three grant awards for six months. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The Pyles believe the office building devalues their property, which was appraised this year at just under $500,000, according to Tarrant Appraisal District records. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

Cj Gunther | Getty Images Megadonors are broadly backing Republicans this midterm election cycle, according to a CNBC analysis of Federal Election Commission records. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

New York City, for example, typically records 12 clear days in October — more than in any other month. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Lakeside's town attorney previously told CBS Colorado that the department would audit its workers' time records every six months and review time records every two weeks to avoid future problems. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Four people have died at the facility since last year, according to Homeland Security records. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026