Synonyms for account
Another word for account is story, history or chronicle. Below are 15 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: accounted, accounts.
1. noun: a record or narrative description of past events
- story synonyms
- history synonyms
- chronicle synonyms
2. noun: a short account of the news
- story synonyms
- report synonyms
- news report
- write up
3. noun: a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
- business relationship
4. noun: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- explanation
5. noun: grounds
- score synonyms
6. noun: importance or value
7. noun: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- account statement
- accounting synonyms
8. noun: the act of informing by verbal report
9. noun: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- bill synonyms
- invoice
10. noun: the quality of taking advantage
11. verb: keep an account of
- calculate synonyms
12. verb: to give an account or representation of in words
- report synonyms
- describe synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- life synonyms
- life story
- life history
- record synonyms
- case history
- ancient history
- historical record
- historical paper
- historical document
- biography
- chronological record
- annals
- recital synonyms
- etymology
- news synonyms
- exclusive synonyms
- urban legend
- bulletin
- dispatch synonyms
- newsletter
- scoop synonyms
- communique
- despatch
- newssheet
- relationship synonyms
- short account
- bank account
- brokerage account
- reason synonyms
- walk-through
Account in word games
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- 7
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- How common
- Everyday word
- Unscramble ACCOUNT
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Questions people ask
What is another word for account?
You can say story, history, chronicle, report or news report instead of account. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a record or narrative description of past events".
What is the opposite of account?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for account; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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