Synonyms and antonyms of Scoring points and goals in British Thesaurus

a clean sheet ()

a situation in football in which the other team has not been able to score any goals against you

aggregate (noun)

British the total scored in a set of games

all (adverb)

used for showing the score in a game when each of the two players or teams has scored an equal number of points

all square ()

if a game is all square, both teams or players have the same number of points

assist (noun)

something done by a player that helps another player in the same team to score a point or goal

attack (verb)

to try to score points against an opponent in a game or sport

attack (noun)

an attempt to score points against an opponent in a game or sport

blast (noun)

a sudden strong attack by a team or player, in which goals or points are scored

bury (verb)

informal to kick the ball hard in football into the back of the net, scoring a goal

chalk something up ()

to score points, or to achieve success in a game

concede (verb)

if you concede a goal, point, or game, the person or team you are playing scores a goal or point or wins a game

cushion (noun)

a number of points or goals by which you are winning during a match or competition

down (adjective)

if a player or team is a certain number of points down, that is the number of points they need in order to reach their opponent’s score

draw (verb)

British if two teams or opponents draw, they both have the same score so neither wins. The American word is tie

drop (verb)

to fail to win points in a game, competition, or test

effort (noun)

mainly journalism an attempt to score a goal in football

equalize (verb)

British to score a goal or win a point in a game that gives you the same score as the opposing team

equalizer (noun)

British a goal or point that gives you the same score as the opposing team

even (verb)

to make the scores of two players or teams the same in a game or competition

game point (noun)

in a game such as tennis, a situation in which a player will win the game if they win the next point

get on the scoresheet (British)

Britishmainly journalism to score one or more points for your team in football, rugby, and some other sports

goal (noun)

the action of putting a ball into a goal

goal (noun)

the point or points that you score by putting a ball into a goal

goal difference (noun)

the difference between the number of goals that a team has scored and the number of goals that other teams have scored against them

goalkeeping (noun)

the job or skills of a goalkeeper

goalless (adjective)

with no goals scored

hammer/hit/drive something home (informal)

informal to score a goal or point with a very powerful kick or hit

hat trick (noun)

three goals scored by the same person in one game of a sport such as football or hockey

mark (noun)

a score that a judge gives a performance in a competition

mark (noun)

the place that you try to hit

miss (noun)

a failure to hit or catch something, or to score in a game

moving target ()

something that you are trying to attack that is moving, for example a plane

net (verb)

in sport, to hit or throw a ball into a net

nil (noun)

Britishspoken the number 0 in the result of a game

opener (noun)

the first goal scored in a match

own goal (noun)

British a goal that you accidentally score against your own team

pegboard (noun)

a small board with holes in it where you put pegs for recording a player’s score in some games

point (noun)

a unit for counting the score in a game or sport

pull back (British)

Britishmainly journalism to score a goal when your team is losing in a football match

put away (informal)

informal to score a goal by kicking or hitting the ball into the net

rack up ()

in sports, to get a large number of points or goals

ram home ()

in football and similar sports, to kick or hit the ball very hard and score a goal

rattle up ()

to score a particular amount very quickly in a game or competition

save (verb)

if a goalkeeper saves a ball in a sport such as football, they prevent the ball from going into the net

save (noun)

an action by a goalkeeper that prevents a ball from going into the net in a sport such as football

score (verb)

to get a point in a game or sport

score (verb)

to be worth a particular number of points

score (noun)

the number of points that someone gains in a game

score (noun)

the result of a game, or the number of points gained by everyone playing up to a particular moment

score (noun)

a number that represents how well someone did in a test

scoreboard (noun)

a large board that shows the scores in a game or sports event

scorecard (noun)

a card on which you record the score in a game or sports event while it is being played

scoreless (adjective)

mainly journalism a scoreless game or part of a game has had no points scored in it

scoreline (noun)

Britishmainly journalism the final score in a football, rugby, or tennis game

separate (verb)

to be the difference between the winner and the others in a competition

square (verb)

to score the same number of points as another player or team, so that no one wins a match or series of matches

strike (verb)

to make a successful attack in a competition, especially by scoring a goal or point

strike (noun)

British a hit or kick of a ball, especially one with which you score a goal or a point

strike back ()

to make a successful attack in a competition after being attacked yourself, especially by scoring a goal or a point

target (noun)

an object that you have to hit in a game or a sport

tie (verb)

if two players or teams in a game tie, they both have the same number of points

tie (noun)

a result of a game or competition in which each person or team has the same number of points, votes etc

tiebreaker (noun)

in tennis and other sports, an extra game played to decide who will win when both players or teams have the same number of points

tight (adjective)

if a game is tight, both players or teams play well and it is difficult to know who will win

to (adverb)

used for saying what the score is in a game

treble (noun)

British a situation in which a person or team wins three sports events or competitions within a particular period of time, for example on the same day or in the same season

unbeaten (adjective)

if a team, player etc is unbeaten, they have never been defeated in a competition

undecided (adjective)

an undecided game or competition has no winner at the end

unequal (adjective)

involving one person, team, army etc that is much stronger than the other

winner (noun)

the goal or shot that wins a game