Synonyms for history
Definitions
- n. 1
The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
He dreams of an invention that will make history.
- n. 2
A record or narrative description of past events.
a short history of post-Columbian colonization
- n. 3
The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events.
He teaches Latin American history at the university and publishes books about the Cold War.
Forms
- Plural
- histories → chronicles, accounts, records, narratives…
Choose the right word
History is a systematic record of past events. Annals, archives, chronicles, biographies, and memoirs and other records furnish the materials of history.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- record He is sure to set a new record in the triple jump.
- narrative The mystery contains more dialogue than narrative.
- chronicle Tom is a columnist for the Boston Chronicle.
- annals The annals of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes.
- log Who was the last person to log on to the computer?
By length
- 3 letters
- log1
- 4 letters
- life1, past1, roll1, ages2, tale1
- 6 letters
- record2, memoir2, annals2
- 7 letters
- account2, recital3
- 8 letters
- register3, memorial4, relation3
- 9 letters
- narrative3, biography4, chronicle3, narration3
- 10 letters
- background2
- 13 letters
- autobiography6
- 14 letters
- historiography6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ages2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- histoire
- Italiano
- storia
- Español
- historia
- Deutsch
- Geschichte
- Català
- història