Synonyms for score

Most common

win · earn · shake down · rack up · fang

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

   The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it.

2. v. 2

   To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.

3. v. 3

   To obtain something desired.

4. n. 1

   The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

   The player with the highest score is the winner.

Related words

Word family

scorecard scoreless scores score-settling

Phrases

score out even the score know the score score string settle a score settle the score

Forms

Plural

scores → grudges, grievances, accounts, records…

Past participle

scored
e.g. scored → getten, earnt, achieved, taken…

Example sentences

• win At last, Mario managed to win the princess's love.
• earn Tom doesn't earn enough money to support a family.
• fang Read the lessons in "Spoken Hokkien" by Meili Fang.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

get¹, win¹, cut¹

4 letters

make¹, take¹, keep¹, line¹, bill¹, mark¹, pull¹, debt¹, nick¹, earn¹, tick¹, scar¹, fang¹, nock¹

5 letters

grade¹, enter², notch¹, tally²

6 letters

reason², record², ground¹, charge¹, twenty², obtain², motive², groove¹, attain², grudge¹, seduce², furrow², charre

7 letters

account², achieve², acquire³, procure²

9 letters

grievance²

13 letters

consideration⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enter² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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