report

1 a loud explosive sound startled by the report of a gun Synonyms of report bang, blast, boom, crack, crash, pop, clap, slam, smash, snap, thunderclap, thwack, whack, whomp, whumpWords 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 gave a full report of their trip to London Synonyms of report chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, record, account, storyWords Related to report version; deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness; annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir; minutes, procès-verbal; anecdote, tale, yarn; epic, saga; gest (or geste), romance; 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, rep [slang], reputation, reputeWords Related to report credit, honor; celebrity, notoriety, renown; image, persona; admiration, regard, reverenceNear 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, noise, rumor, scuttlebutt, talk, tattle, wordWords Related to report tale, whisper, whispering; hint, intimation, rumbling; disinformation, propaganda; urban legend (also urban myth); dirt, scandal

1 to give an oral or written account of in some detail will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday Synonyms of report chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, tellWords 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

2 to make a written note of reported the lawyer's closing statement Synonyms of report jot (down), log, mark, note, put down, register, record, set down, take down, write downWords Related to report chronicle, minute, transcribe; enregister, enter, inscribe; chalk (up), notch, score