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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of report

1 a loud explosive sound
  • startled by the report of a gun
Synonyms of report

bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash, pop, slam, smash, snap, thunderclap, thwack, whack, whomp, whump
Words Related to report

thunk, wham

clang, clangor, clank, clash

knock, rap, tap

blare, clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar
2 a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
  • The Browns gave a full report of their trip to London.
Synonyms of report

account, chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, record, story
Words Related to report

version

deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness

annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir

anecdote, tale, yarn

epic, saga

recital, recitation

case history, case study
3 overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
  • He's a player of good report in golfing circles.
Synonyms of report

character, fame, mark, name, note, odor, reputation, repute
Words Related to report

credit, honor

celebrity, notoriety, renown

image, persona

admiration, regard, reverence
Near Antonyms of report

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame
4 information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
  • The report is that she was caught embezzling, but no one has any evidence.
Synonyms of report

buzz, dish, gossip, hearsay, rumor, scuttlebutt, talk, tattle, word
Words Related to report

tale, whisper, whispering

hint, intimation, rumbling

propaganda

dirt, scandal

report

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of report

1 to give an oral or written account of in some detail
  • will report the progress of the reform efforts before a congressional committee on Monday
Synonyms of report

chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, tell
Words Related to report

deliver, give, reel off, state, utter, voice

detail, enumerate, itemize, particularize

bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal

delineate, depict, express, render, sketch
Phrases Synonymous with report

set forth
2 to make a written note of
  • reported the lawyer's closing statement
Synonyms of report

jot (down), log, mark, note, put down, record, register, set down, take down, write down
Words Related to report

chronicle, minute, transcribe

enter, inscribe

chalk (up), notch, score

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