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record

[ri-kawrd, rek-erd] / rɪˈkɔrd, ˈrɛk ərd /
NOUN
account of event or proceedings
Synonyms
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document evidence file history note report story testimony transcript
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almanac annals archive archives chronicle diary directory documentation entry inscription jacket journal legend log manuscript memo memoir memorandum memorial minutes monument register registry remembrance script scroll trace transcription witness writing
WEAK
comic book paper trail swindle sheet track record written material
Antonyms
WEAK
loss
NOUN
background, experience
Synonyms
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accomplishment career history performance work
STRONG
administration conduct reign studies
WEAK
case history curriculum vitae past behavior track record way of life
Antonyms
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entertainment failure
WEAK
loss
NOUN
achievement
Synonyms
STRONG
ceiling maximum
Antonyms
STRONG
minimum
WEAK
loss
VERB
write down; store information
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copy document file list log mark post register report videotape
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book can catalog chronicle cut dub enroll enter enumerate indite inscribe insert matriculate note preserve tabulate tape transcribe video wax
WEAK
chalk up cut a track jot down keep account lay down make a recording mark down put down put in writing put on file put on paper put on tape set down take down tape-record write in
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel ignore neglect withdraw
VERB
give evidence of
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contain indicate mark read register say show
STRONG
designate explain
WEAK
point out point to
Antonyms
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conceal hide

Example Sentences

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He covered an FA Cup run where the Imps set a new record, the first non-league club to reach the quarter-finals, promotion back to the Football League, promotion to League One, a Wembley final victory.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Seagate shares jumped 6.4% to $456.95 on Monday, leading the S&P 500 and putting the stock on track for a record closing high, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

ET, the Orion craft flew more than 248,655 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record, set in 1970.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

However, the index was still down by around 5.6% from its most recent record high of 6,978.60, reached on Jan. 27.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Mother chuckled and whispered back, “Just for the record, you already are.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.