chalk up
verb
chalked up; chalking up; chalks up
transitive verb
1
: ascribe, credit
chalked up his failures to inexperience
2
: attain, achieve
chalk up another victory
Synonyms
- accredit
- ascribe
- attribute
- credit
- impute
- lay
- put down
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time
Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined at sense
chalk up
verb
1
as in to attribute
to explain (something) as being the result of something else let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- attribute
- ascribe
- credit
- put down
- blame
- impute
- pin (on)
- impute (to)
- lay
- refer
- accredit
- link
- father (on)
- connect
- assign
- attach
- charge
- associate
2
as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time Synonyms & Similar Words
- achieve
- win
- attain
- gain
- make
- score
- ring up
- garner
- obtain
- hit
- rack up
- log
- bag
- notch (up)
- land
- get
- secure
- capture
- realize
- clock (up)
- measure up (to)
- equal
- acquire
- draw
- carry
- procure
- approach
- match
- amount (to)
- tie
- touch
- top
- rival
- meet
- excel
- surpass
- outdo
- beat
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fail (at)
- fall short (of)
- miss
- lose