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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
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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
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administration conduct reign studies
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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
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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
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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
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cancel ignore neglect withdraw
VERB
give evidence of
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contain indicate mark read register say show
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designate explain
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point out point to
Antonyms
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conceal hide

Example Sentences

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These discoveries extend the fossil record of this group back into the Ediacaran Period for the first time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The impact is most starkly visible on the Indian currency, which has hit record lows and is down nearly 10% against the US dollar in the last year.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"We most importantly choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next, to make sure this record is not long-lived," Hansen said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The Orion ship transporting the Artemis II crew in their moon flyby surpassed Apollo 13’s distance record, set in 1970.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

As Burry lived his life by e-mail, he inadvertently kept a record of the birth of a new market from the point of view of its first retail customer.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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