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Definitions

score

[skawr, skohr] / skɔr, skoʊr /
NOUN
total, points
Synonyms
STRONGEST
account amount average count grade mark number rate record result tally
STRONG
addition aggregate outcome reckoning stock sum summary summation tab
WEAK
final count
Antonyms
STRONG
part
NOUN
musical arrangement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
music
STRONG
charts composition orchestration transcript
NOUN
obligation; account payable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
account tally total
STRONG
bill charge debt grievance grudge injury injustice invoice reckoning statement tab
WEAK
amount due
Antonyms
STRONG
favor
VERB
keep count
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add rack up record tally
STRONG
calculate count enumerate reckon register total
WEAK
chalk up keep tally
Antonyms
STRONGEST
subtract
WEAK
fail lose mend smooth
VERB
achieve, succeed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish connect gain get notch pull off rack up reach win
STRONG
amass arrive attain flourish impress procure prosper realize secure thrive triumph
WEAK
chalk up gain advantage hit pay dirt luck out make a killing make an impression make the grade put over take the cake
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart fail forfeit leave lose miss pass
STRONG
give up languish neglect
WEAK
mend smooth
VERB
cut, nick
Synonyms
STRONGEST
notch
STRONG
cleave crosshatch deface furrow gash gouge graze groove indent line mark mill scrape scratch serrate slash slit
Antonyms
STRONG
fix mend sew
WEAK
fail lose smooth
VERB
write a musical arrangement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
set
STRONG
adapt arrange compose orchestrate
Antonyms
STRONG
disarrange disorder disorganize disperse disturb scatter
WEAK
fail lose mend smooth

Example Sentences

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My brothers and I solved the problem by not keeping score.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Putts that will count toward team score must now all be holed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

If their opponents score more points, assist on more scores, then who comes out ahead?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

How do we score, how do we score efficiently, and our defense again is, it’s we’re interchangeable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

We have a goal at each end of a field, and we kick a ball made of skins, trying to score by kicking the ball into the other team’s goal.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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