Synonyms & related words for biography

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of biography — including autobiography, memoir, hagiography, hagiology, life, obituary. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to biography

Explore words related to biography — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include biographical, biographer, biographic, biographically, autobiographer, biopic, autobiographical, memoirist. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for biography

Common synonyms for biography include autobiography, memoir, hagiography, hagiology, life, obituary, necrology, obit — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does biography come from?

The word biography breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: bio-, from Greek bios (“life”); and -graph, from Greek grapho (“write, draw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.