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

Getty Images Scott Stornetta and Stuart Haber are two renowned founding fathers of Blockchain technology who devised the method of cryptographically linking records into a tamper-evident chain. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

By contrast, the number of Republicans voting in person skyrocketed this year, from nearly 300,000 in 2018 to almost 450,000, state records show. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

They are accused of falsifying overtime claims, forging approvals from supervisors and manipulating official records. — Ben Conarck, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026

Their records in office became central ammunition throughout the debate. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Online court records in Minnesota and county jail records in Texas did not list a defense attorney. — Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Reddington asked Laposata to review various medical records in Clancy's case. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Court records, however, reveal the cooperating witness, a member of the Cuban-American gang, has been assisting the feds since 2015. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

The skull was acquired by the Leiden Museum in the Netherlands in 1964 without provenance records from an American dealer. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Court records that detail the circumstances of the May incident were not immediately available Monday. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2026

The company records 194% growth for lerobot and 148% for Apple’s mlx, against 16% for transformers. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Your car passes a license plate reader, which records the plate along with the time and location. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The app records the date, mode, and cleaning duration (in minutes) each time the robot is used. — John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Then the Sun Sentinel independently obtained copies of the Clayton County court records through a public records request. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Ross, then a young writer at The New Yorker, records all the wild show-off talk and Huston’s battles with the studio. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026

After the decision, the retailer’s system records the agent, task reference, rule evaluated, time, decision and outcome. — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

In full 360 mode, the X6 records everything around you at up to 8K resolution at 50 frames per second, so framing can happen later during the edit. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026