Meanings
- not comparableOf an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.
For example, record-breaking rainfall in the UK made February 2020 the wettest February on record, while July 2019 was deemed to be the warmest month on record worldwide.
2020 July 29, Ian Prosser discusses with Paul Stephen, “Rail needs robust and strategic plans”, in RAIL, page 421 more example
The peak of the record-breaking month came during the fourth week, when the railways were called upon to handle the transport side of the official evacuation from the London area.
1944 September and October, “A Busy Month”, in Railway Magazine, page 259Synonyms: record-setting, record
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivesurpassing any previously established record
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic قِيَاسِيّ
- قِيَاسِيّ (qiyāsiyy)exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Catalan rècord
- rècordexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Dutch record
- recordexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Finnish ennätyksellinen
- ennätyksellinenexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
French record
- recordexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
German rekordbrechend, Rekord-
- rekordbrechendexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
- Rekord-exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Hungarian rekorddöntő
- rekorddöntőexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Polish rekordowy
- rekordowyexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Portuguese recorde
- recordeexceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Russian рекордный
- рекордный (rekordnyj)exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
Cite this entry
record-breaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record-breaking
“record-breaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record-breaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “record-breaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record-breaking.
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