What are some opposite words for record?

Antonyms for record
rɪˈkɔrd; ˈrɛk ərdrecord

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. record

    A memorial is any object, whether a writing, a monument, or other permanent thing that is designed or adapted to keep something in remembrance. Record is a word of wide signification, applying to any writing, mark, or trace that serves as a memorial giving enduring attestation of an event or fact; an extended account, chronicle, or history is a record; so, too, may be a brief inventory or memorandum; the inscription on a tombstone is a record of the dead; the striæ on a rock-surface are the record of a glacier's passage. A register is a formal or official written record, especially a series of entries made for preservation or reference; as, a register of births and deaths. Archives, in the sense here considered, are documents or records, often legal records, preserved in a public or official depository; the word archives is also applied to the place where such documents are regularly deposited and preserved. Muniments (Latin munio, fortify) are records that enable one to defend his title. Compare HISTORY; STORY.

    Synonyms:
    account, archive, catalogue, chronicle, document, enrolment, entry, enumeration, history, inscription, instrument, inventory, memorandum, memorial, muniment, register, roll, schedule, scroll

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 7 votes

  1. recordnoun

    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

    "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"

    Antonyms:
    delete, erase

    Synonyms:
    disk, phonograph recording, phonograph record, book, disc, track record, criminal record, platter, record book

  2. phonograph record, phonograph recording, record, disk, disc, platternoun

    sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

    Antonyms:
    erase, delete

    Synonyms:
    disk, magnetic disc, saucer, phonograph recording, phonograph record, magnetic disk, book, disc, track record, criminal record, platter, record book

  3. recordnoun

    the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

    "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"

    Antonyms:
    erase, delete

    Synonyms:
    disk, phonograph recording, phonograph record, book, disc, track record, criminal record, platter, record book

  4. record, track recordnoun

    the sum of recognized accomplishments

    "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"

    Antonyms:
    erase, delete

    Synonyms:
    disk, phonograph recording, phonograph record, book, disc, track record, criminal record, platter, record book

  5. record, record book, booknoun

    a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

    "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"

    Antonyms:
    erase, delete

    Synonyms:
    disc, phonograph record, platter, account book, rule book, disk, phonograph recording, ledger, al-Qur'an, criminal record, book, book of account, track record, volume, script, playscript, record book, leger

  6. recordnoun

    an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

    "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"

    Antonyms:
    erase, delete

    Synonyms:
    disk, phonograph recording, phonograph record, book, disc, track record, criminal record, platter, record book

  7. recordnoun

    a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

    "they could find no record of the purchase"

    Antonyms:
    delete, erase

    Synonyms:
    disk, phonograph recording, phonograph record, book, disc, track record, criminal record, platter, record book

  8. criminal record, recordverb

    a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

    "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long"

    Antonyms:
    delete, erase

    Synonyms:
    disk, track record, criminal record, record book, book, disc, phonograph recording, phonograph record, platter

  9. record, enter, put downverb

    make a record of; set down in permanent form

    Antonyms:
    delete, erase

    Synonyms:
    move into, land, figure, repose, bring down, commemorate, insert, read, introduce, go into, register, show, participate, destroy, drop off, embark, get down, place down, enrol, demean, come in, write down, accede, lay, immortalize, degrade, inscribe, memorialise, take down, get in, disgrace, infix, put down, unload, tape, get into, drop, enter, discharge, enroll, recruit, immortalise, go in, set down, memorialize

  10. record, tapeverb

    register electronically

    "They recorded her singing"

    Antonyms:
    erase, delete

    Synonyms:
    memorialize, immortalize, memorialise, show, videotape, enter, register, tape, immortalise, read, commemorate, put down

  11. read, register, show, recordverb

    indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

    "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

    Antonyms:
    delete, erase

    Synonyms:
    express, demo, read, register, show, testify, establish, depict, evidence, put down, take, exhibit, point, indicate, say, picture, memorialize, cross-file, shew, file, immortalize, usher, scan, designate, memorialise, render, study, evince, prove, tape, present, demonstrate, understand, interpret, enter, commemorate, translate, immortalise, learn, show up, bear witness

  12. record, registerverb

    be aware of

    "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"

    Antonyms:
    delete, erase

    Synonyms:
    cross-file, memorialize, file, immortalize, memorialise, show, enter, register, tape, immortalise, read, commemorate, put down

  13. commemorate, memorialize, memorialise, immortalize, immortalise, recordverb

    be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

    "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"

    Antonyms:
    erase, delete

    Synonyms:
    eternalize, enter, eternalise, put down, mark, immortalize, register, eternize, remember, memorialize, memorialise, commemorate, tape, read, immortalise, eternise, show

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. recordnoun

    Synonyms:
    register, memoir, diary, chronicle, minute, memorandum, note, annals, document, muniment, cartulary, testimony, witness, attestation

How to use record in a sentence?

  1. Kim Jong-un Rogers:

    It's a matter of record, we've talked about China and our concerns about what they have been doing in cyber. Clearly the Russians and others have capabilities, we are mindful of that.

  2. Rob Portman:

    I believe Jane Timken is the best candidate to advance conservative Republican policies to help Ohio workers and families. Jane is smart and hard working, and understands the needs of Ohioans, she has a record of success, including working tirelessly for years to support Republicans at every level.

  3. Alexis Dudden:

    As scholars of Japan and of Japan's place in the world, our collective responsibility rests on fostering open discussions ... and in leaving an honest record of its past for current and future generations.

  4. Catherine Tucker:

    I think we can all agree that the way we store and record data has not transformed in the same way that other aspects of our use of digital data has, it makes a lot of sense to identify better technologies for recording data and ensuring its integrity.

  5. Carly Fiorina:

    We as women, especially in presidential politics, need to play by the same rules as the men. If we want to play this game as equals, we need to play by the same rules, and that means our track record is relevant, and so I never make a personal comment about Hillary Clinton -- my criticism of her is fact-based, based on her actions and track record. And that is fair game.

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