You are way off track.
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Track
/tɹæk/
Synonyms for "track" (594 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (119)
Noun(23 words)
a reckoning ofaccount ofacrobaticsafterclapaftercropaftereffectafterglowaftergrowthafterimageaftermathaftertasteagonisticsaimair lanealamedaalleyapprehendarchery groundarteryassociation football
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athletic fieldathleticsattendautomobile racingavenueazimuthbackwashbadminton courtbaseball fieldbasketball courtbathingbearingbeatbeaten pathbeaten trackbentbermbicycle pathbilliard parlorbirthmarkblackheadblebblemishblisterboardwalkboulevardbowling alleybowling greenbranchbridle pathbroad hintbullabureaucracybureaucratismcable railwaycapturecatchcatwalkchasecheckcheck ofchinoiseriecicatrixcircuitclasscluecog railwaycome aftercomedocondensation trailcontrailcount ofcoursecourtcovercrackcratercrazecricket groundcroquet groundcroquet lawncuecurrentdaily grinddefacementdefect
Strong matches (178)
deformationdeformitydiamonddirectiondirection linedisfigurationdisfigurementdisplacedistortiondodogdog racingdragdriftdriveelelectric railwayelevatedelevated railwayemanate
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embankmentensueesplanadefairwayfalconfastwalkfaultfeederfeeder lineferret outfieldfindflawflight pathflushfollowfollow a cluefollow afterfollow the houndsfollow upfoot pavementfootball fieldfootpathfootprintfootprintsfootstepfootwayforgetformfowlfrecklefurrowgarden pathgentle hintgestureglaciariumglimmerglimmeringgo aftergo huntinggo overgolf coursegolf linksgradegravity-operated railwaygridirongrindgroovegungymgymnasiumgymnasticshawkheadinghelmsmanshiphemangiomahickeyhighwayhiking trailhinthorse racinghorse railwayhoundhunthunt downice rinkimplicationimpressimpressionimprintinclinationindexindicationinfieldinklinginnuendoinsinuationintimationissueitineraryjackjacklightjog trotjunctionkeep track ofkeep up onkeep up withkeloidkickkinkllaylentigolielight railroadlineline of directionline of marchlinkslocklookloselose sight oflose track ofmain linemallmarkmeasuremetromiliummislaymisplacemolemonitor
Verb(9 words)
Noun(31 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (297)
Adjective(4 words)
monitored entryobserved traitphysical tracephysical tracing
Noun(65 words)
monitoringmonitoring ecosystem recoveriesmonitoring orientedmonitoring setupmonitorsmusic productionmusical worknitrogen status measurenotice energyobserve energy levelsobserved energy distributionorbital pathparticle countpieceprogress markersprogress over timepursueracecourseracetrackraceway
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radarsrail linerailsreading growthrecordrecord progressreshtrhiannonrosannarundownsrunningrunwaysensor data monitoringshadowsshirttailssoil monitoringsongspooringspoorsspystagestalkingstudy activitystudy group networktailingtime adverb termtimeline studytracetrace a figuretrace a patterntrace contamination sourcetrace historytrace leveltrace oftrace the origintrace the routetrace with fingertracingtracing patterntracking order number featuretrailstrailwayswatchwatch movementwatching
monorailnatationnavigationneedle scarnevusnodnosenose outnudgeorbitorientationoutfieldovaloverpassoverseeovertakepalaestraparadepass overpass through
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pathpathwaypatrolperambulateperegrinatepererratepilotingpimplepistepitplaygroundplaying fieldplayroomplypockpockmarkpointpolo groundpool hallpoolroomport-wine markport-wine stainpradoprimrose pathprintprintspromenadepromptprowl afterpublic walkpursuepustuleputting greenquarterraceracecourseracingrack railwayrack-and-pinion railwayracket courtrailrail linerailroadrailsrailwayrangerange overreconnoiterrecordred tapered-tapeismreplaceresultride to houndsriftrinkroadroadbedroadwayroundrouteroutinerugbyruggerrunrun downrun to earthrunwayrutscabscarscentscourscour the countryscoutscratchsea lanesebaceous cystseek outsetshadowshikarshootshortcutsidetracksidewalksidingsignsignalsignsskating rinkslotsmellsmell outsniff outsoccersoccer fieldsplitspoorsportsportssquash courtsquirrel cagestalkstartsteeragesteeringstepstill huntstill-huntstrawberry markstreetstreet railwaystreetcar linestretchstysubwaysucceedsuggestionsupervenesupervisesuspicionsweepswimmingswitchbacksymptomtabs oftailtally oftelltaletendencytennis courttenorterminalterminusthe turfthoroughfaretourtowing pathtowpathtracetrace downtracestrack and fieldtrack downtrack oftrack sportstracttrade routetrailtrajecttrajectorytrajettramtramlinetransittraveltravel overtravel throughtraversetreadtreadmilltrendtrestletrolley linetrottoirtrunktrunk linetubetumblingturfturnouttwistundergroundvapor trailverrucavesiclevestigevoyagewakewalewalkwalkwaywarpwartwashwatchwaywealwell-worn grooveweltwenwhisperwhiteheadwink
Determiner(1 words)
more physical trace
Adverb(1 words)
more single
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: course, path, rail, trail, a reckoning of.
- Sentence evidence is available for track, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "track".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "track"
Keep "track" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "track" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "track", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "track" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
More specific
15 entriesCollocations
12 entrieson trackrail tracksound tracktrack and fieldtrack attendancetrack cluestrack datatrack progresstrack recordtrack shipmentstrack timetrain track
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
65 translations across 25 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ռելսուղի noun (permanent way; the rails)
Belarusian
3 entries- даро́га noun (permanent way; the rails)
- пуць noun (permanent way; the rails)
- тра́са noun (permanent way; the rails)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ре́лсов път noun (permanent way; the rails)
- проследявам verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Czech
2 entries- kolej noun (permanent way; the rails)
- sledovat verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Danish
1 entries- spor noun (permanent way; the rails)
Esperanto
1 entries- trako noun (permanent way; the rails)
Finnish
2 entries- rata noun (permanent way; the rails)
- seurata verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
French
1 entries- voie noun (permanent way; the rails)
Galician
1 entries- vía noun (permanent way; the rails)
German
2 entries- Gleis noun (permanent way; the rails)
- verfolgen verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Greek
1 entries- ράγα noun (permanent way; the rails)
Hebrew
2 entries- מַסְלוּל noun (permanent way; the rails)
- נָתִיב noun (permanent way; the rails)
Hindi
1 entries- सड़क noun (permanent way; the rails)
Hungarian
4 entries- drótpálya noun (permanent way; the rails)
- kötélpálya noun (permanent way; the rails)
- pálya noun (permanent way; the rails)
- sínpálya noun (permanent way; the rails)
Italian
4 entries- binario noun (permanent way; the rails)
- discorso noun (session talk)
- sessione noun (session talk)
- monitorare verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Macedonian
1 entries- коловоз noun (permanent way; the rails)
Malay
2 entries- jalan noun (permanent way; the rails)
- landasan noun (permanent way; the rails)
Māori
2 entries- aroturuki verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
- whaiwhai verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Occitan
4 entries- camin de fèrre noun (permanent way; the rails)
- via noun (permanent way; the rails)
- via ferrada noun (permanent way; the rails)
- perseguir verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Portuguese
3 entries- ferrovia noun (permanent way; the rails)
- trilhos noun (permanent way; the rails)
- via férrea noun (permanent way; the rails)
Russian
4 entries- колея́ noun (permanent way; the rails)
- путь noun (permanent way; the rails)
- тра́сса noun (permanent way; the rails)
- отсле́живать verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Saterland Frisian
1 entries- Boan noun (permanent way; the rails)
Slovak
1 entries- koľaj noun (permanent way; the rails)
Spanish
3 entries- vía noun (permanent way; the rails)
- monitorear verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
- seguir verb (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time)
Ukrainian
4 entries- доро́га noun (permanent way; the rails)
- путь noun (permanent way; the rails)
- тра́са noun (permanent way; the rails)
- шлях noun (permanent way; the rails)
Sample sentences
48 total sentences available.
You're on the right track.
Source: tatoeba (17344)
The horses are coming down the track and it's neck and neck.
Source: tatoeba (19268)
We kept track of all our expenses while we were in Australia.
Source: tatoeba (23257)
Showing 4 of 48 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "track"?
Closest matches include course, path, rail, trail, a reckoning of.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "track"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.