Synonyms of reports

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noun

plural of report

1

as in blasts

a loud explosive sound

startled by the report of a gun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blasts
• booms
• claps
• bangs
• crashes
• pops
• slams
• cracks
• thunderclaps
• roars
• snaps
• clashes
• whacks
• whumps
• thwacks
• taps
• knocks
• smashes
• howls
• outcries
• whomps
• thunks
• raps
• clangs
• blares
• clanks
• clamors
• uproars
• whams
• hue and cries
• hubbubs
• hullabaloos
• tumults
• clangors

2

as in stories

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened

gave a full report of their trip to London

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stories
• accounts
• chronologies
• records
• histories
• versions
• commentaries
• chronicles
• narrations
• narratives
• memoirs
• diaries
• tales
• witnesses
• testimonies
• documentations
• logs
• depositions
• testimonials
• anecdotes
• journals
• sagas
• blogs
• logbooks
• minutes
• testaments
• annals
• case studies
• recitations
• yarns
• romances
• case histories
• recitals
• epics
• gests
• procès-verbaux

3

as in reputations

overall quality as seen or judged by people in general

he's a player of good report in golfing circles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reputations
• reputes
• names
• notes
• reps
• odors
• characters
• fames
• marks
• notorieties
• images
• honors
• credits
• celebrities
• regards
• personae
• renowns
• admirations
• reverences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discredit
• reproaches
• shames
• infamies
• obloquies
• disgraces
• odiums
• ignominies
• dishonors
• opprobriums
• disreputes

reports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of report

1

as in describes

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 & Similar Words

• describes
• tells
• recounts
• chronicles
• narrates
• relates
• charts
• details
• recites
• sets forth
• voices
• states
• depicts
• reveals
• rehearses
• discloses
• enumerates
• expresses
• utters
• itemizes
• sketches
• gives
• exposes
• delivers
• divulges
• renders
• reels off
• particularizes
• delineates
• bares
• lets on (about)

2

as in records

to make a written note of

reported the lawyer's closing statement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• records
• logs
• notes
• transcribes
• marks
• jots (down)
• writes down
• registers
• sets down
• enters
• takes down
• chronicles
• minutes
• puts down
• scores
• inscribes
• notches
• enregisters
• chalks (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reports

Noun

The University of Washington chapter of Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return, or SUPER UW, spearheaded a May 2024 encampment at the Seattle campus with other groups, according to reports and SUPER UW’s statements. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Similar reports have been made in previous days, with no official confirmation or claims as to what might have caused them. — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Instead, his direct reports are tasked with rapidly implementing his decisions. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

According to reports, at least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured when a gunman, suspected of far-right ties, drove into the city’s historic Main Market Square and opened fire. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

Erdogan also fired his aide Oktay Saral, who had criticized the headscarf ban on social media, reportedly bowing to a demand from Aliyev, according to the newspaper Cumhuriyet and other media reports. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

In August, Congress started asking why the center suddenly stopped making public its reports about how safely certain AI systems were performing. — Garance Burke, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse has federal data from crash reports that shows work zone crash fatalities generally rose from 2015 to 2024. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026

The French-Canadian director is helming the next Bond film and over the past week, reports have been flying about who might be cast. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026

Verb

The Wall Street Journal reports that the ship's launch was delayed at the beginning because the boat needed repairs. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Nearly 8 in 10 first-year applicants for undergraduate admission to public and 7 in 10 to private colleges and universities get in, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, or NACAC, reports. — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

HeadCount, a nonpartisan organization that works to get people to vote, reports that its partnership with Styles during his historic 30-date Madison Square Garden residency resulted in 108,061 voter actions and 33,284 new voter registrations. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, is planning to downgrade its assessment of the money laundering and terrorist financing threat posed by the art trade, the Financial Times reports. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Tapestry, the parent of Coach and Kate Spade, also reports Thursday. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Gas prices in Michigan are down 28 cents from a week ago, AAA-The Auto Club Group reports. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The Cornell and University of Chicago cases emerged just as colleges released their annual Clery Act security reports at the start of October. — Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

The move is meant to counter return scams and reduce unusable inventory, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026