A thermosensitive recording material having a high whiteness and capable of forming clear colored images with an excellent resistance to oil and plasticizers is provided with a thermosensitive colored image-forming layer formed on a substrate sheet and comprising a substantially colorless dye precursor, a binder and a color-developing agent comprising at least one aromatic compound having, per molecule thereof, at least two functional sulfonylaminocarbonyl-amino groups of the formula (I):
wherein X is an oxygen or sulfur atom.