as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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Frank Lampard, who registered 39 goals across 187 appearances for West Ham between 1995 and 2001, revealed the emotional toll booing took on him in his 2006 autobiography, Totally Frank.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The gap between your real autobiography and your synthetically infused, commercially tainted one drives a pervasive sense of inadequacy, as your actual life fails to live up to a narrative identity that was never yours to begin with.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
Shot across Spain and Cuba in 4K, HD and 16mm, the project blends autobiography and sensory exploration of hearing loss, migration and motherhood.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Tears for Fears founding member Roland Orzabal has an autobiography on the way.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The gap between your real autobiography and your synthetically infused, commercially tainted one drives a pervasive sense of inadequacy, as your actual life fails to live up to a narrative identity that was never yours to begin with.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
Shot across Spain and Cuba in 4K, HD and 16mm, the project blends autobiography and sensory exploration of hearing loss, migration and motherhood.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Tears for Fears founding member Roland Orzabal has an autobiography on the way.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
Noun
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Rodríguez’s family moved to New York City in 1953, a SABR biography noted.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Each tote included a hangtag with an artist biography and photo.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobiography. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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