Synonyms for
Records
Definition
Records are documents or pieces of information that are kept as evidence of something.
Synonyms & similar words
erase
phonographrecord
immortalize
read
trackrecord
commemorate
disc
putdown
memorialize
show
platter
criminalrecord
record
immortalise
tape
phonographrecording
disk
register
book
enter
memorialise
recordbook
documents
files
archives
papers
dossiers
logs
journals
registers
ledgers
accounts
histories
memoranda
notes
minutes
proceedings
transactions
diaries
chronicles
annals
memoirs
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- keep records
- maintain records
- official records
- medical records
- record player
- record book
- record collection
- record label
Word family
Usage note
The word 'records' can refer to both the physical items (like vinyl records) and documented information. Ensure context clarifies the intended meaning.
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Example sentences
- The police keep records of all crimes.
- The doctor looked at my medical records before my appointment.
- My mom keeps all our family records in a big binder.
- The school keeps records of every student's grades.
- The company keeps records of all its financial transactions.
Quotes
The past is always tense, the future perfect. - Zadie Smith
History is a vast early warning system. - Norman Cousins
There is no present or future only the past happening over and over again. - Eugene O'Neill