Synonyms for chronicle
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
- v. 1
To record in or as in a chronicle.
Forms
- Plural
- chronicles → histories, diaries, journals, records…
- Past participle
- chronicled
e.g. chronicled → described, related, entered, enrolled…
Choose the right word
A chronicle is a record of such events, conforming to the order of time as its distinctive feature. Annals are a chronicle divided up into separate years.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- journal Sami photocopied pages of Layla's private journal.
- diary I used to keep a diary every day when I was young.
- memoir Yanni published a memoir on his life with Rima.
- annals The annals of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes.
By length
- 4 letters
- roll1
- 5 letters
- enter2, diary3, enrol
- 6 letters
- report2, record2, relate2, memoir2, enroll2, annals2
- 7 letters
- history3, account2, version2, journal2, recital3
- 8 letters
- register3, describe2
- 9 letters
- narrative3, narration3, chronicon, recountal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enter2 = 2 syllables).