Synonyms for

Biography

Verb / baɪˈɑ:grʌfi: / Another word for biography — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a written account of someone's life

Synonyms & similar words

life lifestory lifehistory memoir autobiography chronicle record story narrative account memoirs autobiography life history

Synonyms by register

Formal

life story account record narrative

Informal

bio life story

Literary

chronicle memoir

Antonyms

autobiography fiction novel story imagination fabrication

Common collocations

  • write a biography
  • read a biography
  • famous biography
  • biography of Einstein
  • biography book
  • biography channel
  • authorized biography
  • unauthorized biography

Word family

noun biography
verb biographize
adjective biographical

Usage note

A biography is the story of a person's life written by someone else. It is distinct from an autobiography, which is written by the subject themselves.

Example sentences

  1. I am reading a biography of Barack Obama.
  2. The biography of Steve Jobs was very interesting.
  3. My teacher assigned us to write a biography of our favorite president.
  4. The library has a whole section of biographies.
  5. I learned a lot about Helen Keller from her biography.

Quotes

  • Biography lends to death a new terror.
  • I'm writing my biography for myself.
  • A biography is only an advertisement for a book. The only way to write an autobiography is to start young.

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