Synonyms of enumerate

enumerate

verb

i-ˈn(y)ü-mə-ˌrāt 

1

as in to list

to specify one after another

I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• list
• recite
• detail
• outline
• itemize
• mention
• tick (off)
• catalog
• tabulate
• rehearse
• reel off
• cite
• numerate
• calculate
• catalogue
• inventory
• figure
• compute
• estimate
• chart
• tally
• graph
• name
• diagram
• reckon

2

as in to count

to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added

there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• count
• tell
• number
• compute
• calculate
• check
• add (up)
• tabulate
• table
• tally
• total
• recount
• reckon
• mark
• tick (off)

3

as in to itemize

to make a list of

let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• list
• itemize
• inventory
• count
• number
• numerate
• mark
• check (off)
• tick (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enumerate

Later, Chakraborty enumerates the many forces that act on her, like her grief at being unable to get to India in time for her own mother’s cremation. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

Harvard’s lawyers devote an entire section of the university’s lawsuit to enumerating the real-world impacts of the sudden halt of federal funding. —Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025

While there are far too many exemplary Southern natives to enumerate in one article, here are some of our absolute favorites that set the stage for the season. —Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025

None of the statutory requirements enumerated above can be effectuated if the agency has been shuttered. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025