- score
- 1. noun
1)
the final score was 4 – 3
Syn:result, outcome; total, sum total, tally, count2)an IQ score of 161
Syn:rating, grade, mark, percentage3)I've got a score to settle with you
Syn:grievance, grudge, complaint; dispute, bone of contention; (score to settle) bone to pick, ax to grind4) informalhe knew the score before he got here
Syn:the situation, the position, the facts, the truth of the matter, the (true) state of affairs, the picture, how things stand, the lay of the land; informal what's what, what the deal is/was5) (scores)scores of complaints
Syn:a great many, a lot, a great/good deal, large quantities, plenty; informal lots, umpteen, a slew, loads, masses, stacks, scads, heaps, piles, bags, tons, oodles, dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, gazillions, a bunch2. verb1)Lou's already scored 13 goals this season
Syn:net, bag, rack up, chalk up, tally, notch, record; get, gain, achieve, make2) informalhis new movie really scored
Syn:be successful, be a success, triumph, make an impression, go down well; informal be a hit, be a winner, be a sellout3)the piece was scored for flute and violin
Syn:orchestrate, arrange, set, adapt; write, compose4)score the wood in crisscross patterns
Syn:scratch, cut, notch, incise, scrape, nick, chip, gouge; mark5) informalhe was hoping to score on his date tonight
Syn:get lucky, have sex, go all the way, do it•
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.