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score Synonyms

Another word for score

Choosing another word for score depends on context, so the 36 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 6 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The number of points, goals, runs, or marks achieved in a game, competition, or examination.

Usage Example

"The final tally of the basketball game was tied, leading to overtime."

Strongest
tally
Strong
total
count
mark
grade
result
sum
Weak
rating

• verb (Context 2)

To gain or accumulate points, goals, or runs in a competitive game or match.

Usage Example

"The striker scored an incredible goal in the final minute of the championship match."

Strong
net
tally
rack up
chalk up
notch
register
bag
Weak
sink

• noun (Context 3)

The written or printed form of a musical composition, showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged on staves.

Usage Example

"The conductor carefully studied the sheet music before the orchestra's first rehearsal."

Strongest
sheet music
Strong
notation
arrangement
composition
chart
Weak
tab

• verb (Context 4)

To evaluate or assign a grade or mark to an examination, test, or performance.

Usage Example

"The teachers stayed late to grade the standardized math tests."

Strongest
grade
mark
Strong
evaluate
assess
rate
judge
appraise

• verb (Context 5)

To cut, scratch, or draw a shallow line or mark on a surface.

Usage Example

"The recipe requires you to incise the top of the bread dough before baking."

Strongest
incise
slit
Strong
notch
nick
scratch
slash
groove
gash
etch
Weak
cut

• noun (Context 6)

A group or set of twenty.

Usage Example

"Four twenty and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation."

Strongest
twenty

Opposites of score

The opposite of score shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

miss
concede
smooth
See all opposites of score

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Score. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/score
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