Synonyms of scores

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verb

present tense third-person singular of score

1

as in files

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

• files
• seams
• grooves
• scratches
• mills
• scribes
• grazes
• flutes
• scarifies
• abrades
• rasps
• bevels
• chamfers

2

as in wins

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

• wins
• tallies
• defeats
• triumphs
• racks up
• bests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses

3

as in achieves

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

finally scored a good job after years of hard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wins
• achieves
• attains
• gains
• hits
• makes
• garners
• obtains
• logs
• bags
• lands
• gets
• captures
• rings up
• secures
• clocks (up)
• excels
• matches
• draws
• chalks up
• racks up
• acquires
• ties
• notches (up)
• realizes
• carries
• approaches
• rivals
• procures
• tops
• equals
• touches
• amounts (to)
• meets
• surpasses
• measures up (to)
• beats
• outdoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• fails (at)
• loses
• falls short (of)

4

as in lectures

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

scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lectures
• scolds
• reprimands
• criticizes
• blames
• rates
• attacks
• rants (at)
• rags
• jaws
• calls down
• rails (at or against)
• berates
• upbraids
• faults
• mocks
• dresses down
• bawls out
• reams (out)
• lays into
• hammers
• rebukes
• tongue-lashes
• keelhauls
• flays
• chastises
• admonishes
• takes to task
• reproaches
• castigates
• lambastes
• reads the riot act (to)
• chews out
• bastes
• slams
• knocks
• pans
• blasts
• condemns
• abuses
• lashes
• remonstrates (with)
• chides
• crucifies
• reprehends
• laces (into)
• harangues
• denounces
• ridicules
• assails
• scourges
• vituperates
• reviles
• excoriates
• censures
• disparages
• belittles
• reproves
• scorns
• bad-mouths
• scoffs
• disses
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• sanctions
• praises
• lauds
• extols

scores

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noun

plural of score

1

as in grudges

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

• grudges
• grievances
• resentments
• downs
• hostilities
• condemnations
• complaints
• offenses
• antagonisms
• spleens
• animosities
• malices
• spites
• piques
• umbrages
• rancors
• malevolences
• venoms
• antipathies
• enmities
• dudgeons
• peeves
• despites
• huffs

2

as in debts

something (as money) which is owed

we'll pay the full score next week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debts
• obligations
• liabilities
• arrears
• arrearages
• delinquencies
• bankruptcies
• debits
• defaults
• bonds
• embarrassments
• insolvencies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repayments
• assets
• quittances
• quietuses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scores

Verb

Nneka Ogwumike finishes with 20 points and 17 rebounds and Kelsey Plum scores 16 points. —Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Then in Game 3 Saturday night, host Vegas storms to 4-0 lead, Carolina scores three gals in 39 seconds en route to 4-4 knot; Vegas wins in double-OT. —Greg Cote june 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026

My Digital Planet team’s 2026 Digital Evolution Index scores 125 economies on 185 indicators. —Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 7 June 2026

If those 19 runs turn out to be the most that any team scores in a game all year, then the Giants would become just the second NL/AL team since 1898 to pull off that cool trick after entering their big game with the fewest runs in baseball. —Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Brunson scores two shots that seal the win for the Knicks, and the bar erupts. —Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 4 June 2026

Jalen Brunson scores 30 points and New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. —ABC News, 3 June 2026

Friendship Heights Village, Maryland, scores 69 out of 100. —Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026

Fitbit also scores your Readiness and Sleep, and offers a metric called Cardio Load that reflects weekly strain on your cardiovascular system and provides a broad exercise goal. —Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 30 May 2026

Noun

Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Fort Worth for May 24th - May 30th, 2026. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026

The rushing yards and 46 scores led the state. —Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026

Born In New York, Handy kicked off his acting career in the 1970s and has appeared in scores of films and television shows since. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026

While the majority of FHA borrowers have credit scores of 600 or higher, a score of 580 is acceptable for a low-down-payment FHA mortgage. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

Obama's presidential museum will be the first fully digital museum of its kind, ditching scores of official papers on display. —ABC News, 4 June 2026

His wearable metrics also showed a noticeable rise in top sleep scores over the course of the protocol. —Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. —Mark Cooper, New York Times, 4 June 2026

Apple famously rendered scores of startups and third-party tools obsolete with nearly every OS update since the mid-2000s. —Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026