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

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
• defeat
• best
• triumph
• rack up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

4

as in to lecture

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

scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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score

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noun

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

2

as in debt

something (as money) which is owed

we'll pay the full score next week

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repayment
• asset
• quietus
• quittance

• repayment
• asset
• quietus
• quittance