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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of score

Verb

Picault replaced Suarez in the 81st minute and scored on a breakaway eight minutes later to put the exclamation point on the night. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025

James Marsden ultimately scored the role, but Bradley Cooper was also up for the job, Barry told E! —Caroline Blair, People.com, 1 June 2025

Noun

The songs were written and composed by Collins, who performed alongside Glenn Close, Rosie O’Donnell and NSYNC, with an original score composed by Mark Mancina. —Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 May 2025

Korda finished with the same score, thanks to a birdie and a bogey. —Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025