history synonyms

history

n.

  1. A narrative

    account, memoir, tale; see story.

  2. The systematic, documented account of the past

    annals, records, archives, recorded history, chronicle, historical knowledge, historical writings, historical evidence, historical development. see also record 1, 2, social science.

    Specific divisions of the study of history include: local, state, national, American, United States, world, European, Asian, African, modern, medieval, classical, ancient, Roman, Greek, literary, cultural, intellectual; narrative, folk, ethnic, oral, genealogy;

  3. Past events

    antiquity, the past, the old days, ancient times, the good old days*, ancient history*; see also antiquity 3, past 1.

make history

accomplish, do something important, achieve, go down in history; see succeed 1.

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