HISTORIES Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

histories

noun

plural of history

as in annals

an account of important events in the order in which they happened a history of the American civil rights movement during the 1960s

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as in chronologies

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened we heard the whole history of her illness in excruciating detail

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as in pasts

the events or experience of former times history has many lessons to teach us, if only we would listen

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Recent Examples of histories To see if those different histories made the monkeys more germophobic, the researchers presented individuals with two tasty treats — grapes. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026 The duo shared an apartment and both had extensive criminal histories, including theft and financial scams, across various states. — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 This handsome volume runs through 90 European venues, breaking down their unique features, acoustic qualities and performance histories (recent and not so). — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 While draft version histories are not sacred texts, being asked to share them in exchange for exoneration does introduce some thorny social questions about how much writers need to show an audience — or accuser — in order to be trusted. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The book traces the women’s histories of abuse, poverty and addiction, raising questions about convictions shaped by inadequate legal defenses and possible wrongful prosecutions. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Inspection reports, maintenance records, sensor data and operating histories all describe different parts of the same problem. — Charlie Sanchez, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The histories of Habsburg Spain, ancien régime France, the Ottomans, Austria-Hungary, and the United Kingdom all illustrate the eighteenth-century political theorist Adam Ferguson’s insight that high debts ultimately induce decline. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Both brands have long histories rooted in luxury, artistry, and an unwavering commitment to quality. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Police charged 52-year-old Mooresville resident Rod Moskowitz with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, court records show.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
The agents seized records and electronic devices, looking for evidence of unspecified criminal behavior.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

Noun

One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronologies

Noun

As Ruben and Gus form an unlikely friendship, the bond is jeopardized when both men’s pasts threaten to catch up with them.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
A number of pasts—Dutch, Puritan English, and revolutionary era—have been subsumed in the telling, and the changes Rip finds on returning to his village suggest Irving’s own ambivalence about the direction the United States was taking.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of pasts

Noun

In the 2021 Senate runoff elections in Georgia, this writer did a number of stories following forecasts by Thomas Miller, a prominent data scientist who’s a professor at Northwestern University.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Yet neither of these stories fits the timing or scale of the decline.

— J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

Review your financial accounts regularly Check your bank statements, investment accounts, retirement accounts and payment apps for unfamiliar transactions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Early accounts of grassroots democracy in India describe how higher-caste landowners controlled the votes of their lower-caste dependents, sometimes even marking ballots that the voters had to authenticate with their thumbprints.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of accounts

Noun

Naturally, reviving some of these fraught narratives seem to have irked some mentioned in the book.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
But what sticks is the potential of fanfic narratives, born of the desire to see resonant characters in new dynamics and situations.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of narratives

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