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Synonyms of track

34 similar words

Another word for track is trail. Other synonyms of track are trace, path and wake.

Synonyms and similar words for track

nounA mark left by something that has passed along.

  • traceA mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
  • trailA route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
  • wake

nounA mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

nounA road or other similar beaten path.

  • pathA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
  • roadA single railroad track (railway track).
  • way

nounPhysical course; way.

nounA path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

nounThe way or rails along which a train moves.

nounA tract or area, such as of land.

nounThe distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.

  • track widthSynonym of track (the distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree).

nounThe pitch.

nounSound stored on a record.

nounThe physical track on a record.

  • grooveThe optimal route around the track, or any of several such routes.

nounThe racing events of track and field; track and field in general.

  • athleticsA group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
  • track and fieldA group of athletic sports, consisting mainly of various kinds of running, jumping and throwing, that take place on a...

verbTo monitor the movement of a person or object.

  • followTo watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.

verbTo discover the location of a person or object by following traces.

  • findTo encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
  • locate
  • track downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track, down.

verbTo make sense; to be consistent with known information.

  • check outTo prove (after an investigation) to be the case, or to be in order.
  • figureTo be reasonable or predictable.
  • make senseTo be sensible, coherent, reasonable.

verbObserve the state of an object over time.

Meaning of track

  1. noun A mark left by something that has passed along.
  2. noun A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
  3. noun The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.

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Questions about synonyms of track

What is another word for track?
Track has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as trail, trace, path and wake.
What does track mean?
Track means a mark left by something that has passed along.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: track (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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