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Synonyms for track

Most common

path race course race track area trail recording cart road groove

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Path — physical course; way

path, way, route, trajectory, permanent way UK AU, pathway, step

2. Course — A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc

course, race track, race course, raceway

3. Area — A tract or area, such as of land

area, parcel, region, tract dated

4. Trail — A mark left by something that has passed along

trail, trace, wake

Verb

3. Add up — to make sense; to be consistent with known information

add up, figure, make sense

4. Find — to discover the location of a person or object by following traces

find, locate

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A mark left by something that has passed along.

    Follow the track of the ship.

  2. n. 2

    Physical course; way.

    Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.

  3. v. 1

    To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.

    I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night.

  4. v. 2

    To make sense; to be consistent with known information

Forms

Plural
tracks → paths, ways, routes, trajectories…
Past participle
tracked
e.g. tracked → chased, dogged, tailed, tagged…

Example sentences

  • path Why do I not have the courage to find my own path?
  • area He centered his business on the metropolitan area.
  • trail Man is as big as the trail he leaves in the world.
  • recording When I was ten, Dad got me my first recording set.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
trackrising
pathrising
areafalling
trailrising

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

By length

3 letters
way1, cut1, dog1, tag1
4 letters
find1, area3, line1, road1, step1, mark1, wake1, path1, tail1
5 letters
cover2, cross1, route1, trail1, chase1, trace1, tract1
6 letters
course1, figure2, follow2, region2, pursue2, locate2, parcel2, groove1
7 letters
running2, railway2, monitor3, pathway2, raceway2
8 letters
platform2, traverse2, footstep2
9 letters
recording3, footprint2
10 letters
trajectory4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (area3 = 3 syllables).

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empreinte
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impronta
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impresión
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