Synonyms of score

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verb

1

as in to file

to mark with or as if with a line or groove

the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• file
• scratch
• seam
• scribe
• groove
• mill
• graze
• flute
• scarify
• abrade
• bevel
• chamfer
• rasp

2

as in to win

to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points

he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• win
• tally
• best
• defeat
• rack up
• triumph

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose

3

as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

finally scored a good job after years of hard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• win
• achieve
• attain
• gain
• make
• obtain
• hit
• garner
• get
• log
• capture
• secure
• land
• acquire
• rack up
• bag
• draw
• match
• tie
• chalk up
• realize
• ring up
• excel
• procure
• carry
• clock (up)
• notch (up)
• approach
• equal
• touch
• meet
• top
• amount (to)
• surpass
• rival
• measure up (to)
• beat
• outdo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• fail (at)
• lose
• fall short (of)

4

as in to scold

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scold
• lecture
• reprimand
• blame
• criticize
• rate
• rag
• attack
• chew out
• call down
• dress down
• rant (at)
• rail (at or against)
• jaw
• bawl out
• ream (out)
• berate
• lay into
• flay
• lambast
• upbraid
• fault
• tongue-lash
• mock
• rebuke
• chastise
• read the riot act (to)
• keelhaul
• hammer
• reproach
• admonish
• baste
• castigate
• lambaste
• knock
• take to task
• remonstrate (with)
• slam
• lash
• pan
• diss
• condemn
• blast
• chide
• assail
• crucify
• censure
• lace (into)
• harangue
• disparage
• denounce
• abuse
• reprove
• revile
• excoriate
• scourge
• belittle
• ridicule
• reprehend
• scorn
• vituperate
• scoff
• dis
• bad-mouth
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• sanction
• endorse
• indorse
• praise
• laud
• extol
• extoll

score

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noun

ˈskȯr 

1

as in grudge

a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong

a whistle-blower who was more interested in settling a score with his employers than in exposing an injustice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grudge
• grievance
• resentment
• hostility
• offence
• condemnation
• down
• offense
• complaint
• bitterness
• malice
• spite
• antagonism
• malevolence
• animosity
• venom
• umbrage
• meanness
• despite
• spleen
• enmity
• rancor
• pique
• viciousness
• dudgeon
• huff
• antipathy
• maliciousness
• spitefulness
• hatefulness
• peeve
• nastiness

2

as in debt

something (as money) which is owed

we'll pay the full score next week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debt
• obligation
• indebtedness
• arrears
• liabilities
• bankruptcy
• liability
• arrearage
• debit
• delinquency
• bond
• default
• insolvency
• embarrassment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repayment
• asset
• quietus
• quittance

Examples of score in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Braun scored his first big success discovering singer Justin Bieber on YouTube and helping turn the young Canadian into a global pop star. —Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024

Ohtani, up for the third time in the series with two runners on, got his third hit in that situation, sending a first-pitch single through the right side that scored Lux. —Kevin Acee, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024

Noun

Then, the player's team must defend with only four skaters on the ice, usually for two minutes, or until the other team scores. —Kyle Stokes, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024

Both the single-core and multi-core CPU scores for the S25 Ultra are around thirty percent higher than the equivalent scores for the Galaxy S24 Ultra. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024