SCORES Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of score

as in files

to mark with or as if with a line or groove the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly

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as in wins

to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play

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as in achieves

to obtain (as a goal) through effort finally scored a good job after years of hard work

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as in lectures

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately

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scores

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noun

plural of score

as in grudges

a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong a whistle-blower who was more interested in settling a score with his employers than in exposing an injustice

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as in debts

something (as money) which is owed we'll pay the full score next week

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Recent Examples of scores

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Haaland scores goals at a higher rate than almost any soccer player ever. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 The company scores children on this index based on surveys of kids and parents as well as their screen habits. — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 June 2026 World Cup games also play a specific jingle for the team that scores, giving them a moment to party after a goals. — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Our rankings are based on an in-house methodology that scores coverage, cost, customer satisfaction and several other factors. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Morocco players celebrate after Ismael Saibari scores the team's fifth and winning penalty kick against the Netherlands yesterday. — David Hickey, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Alex Warren Charts Two Hits This Week Warren scores two hits on this week's Adult Contemporary chart. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Christiano Ronaldo scores a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international compitition. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 By comparison, Canada scores 90%, Japan 88%, Mexico 86% and Australia 93%. — Stephen Bagwell, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

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Here's what to know about the exams and how students can get their scores. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 July 2026 In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%. — Eva Flowe july 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Steam review scores reflect this turnaround, with recent reviews showing 74% positivity, a stark improvement from its initial 50%. — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Plano for June 7th - June 13th, 2026. — Mary Ella Hastings july 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 Australia answered our prayers, replacing the impressive Patrick Beach, who made an excellent save late in regulation to keep the scores level, with 34-year-old Mat Ryan in the final seconds of extra time. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026 But this March, the scores for Supergirl actually went down when DC Studios held a bakeoff, testing competing cuts from filmmaker Craig Gillespie and from the studio, run by James Gunn and Peter Safran. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

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That a creditor files an application for a charging order may cause the payor to withhold payments from the debtor until the application is decided.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
When a citizen files a police report and shares it with Gabriel, the company hands the victim relevant footage with faces blurred.

— Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026

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Novak Djokovic wins his second Wimbledon title and denies Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Holloway, conversely, has been more active, going 5-3 since McGregor's last octagon appearance, including BMF title wins.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
How Clert’s ambitious adaptation achieves this, in under 90 minutes to boot, is best experienced in real time.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 July 2026

Definition of achieves

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Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

Definition of lectures

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Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.

— Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
And mortgage rates won’t go down until government debts and deficits go down — since the housing market competes for borrowing with the federal government.

— Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026

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Nielsen also tallies impressions served up within the comfort of other people’s homes; since the initial rollout six years ago, the company has since expanded its OOH coverage to 100% of its markets in the lower 48 states.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026
The Ball State recruit also tallies 30 kills in two nonconference matches.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

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By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026

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