Synonyms of recount

recount 1 of 2

verb

ri-ˈkau̇nt 

as in to describe

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describe
• tell
• narrate
• chronicle
• relate
• report
• recite
• set forth
• detail
• chart
• rehearse
• depict
• voice
• state
• reveal
• disclose
• utter
• itemize
• enumerate
• divulge
• express
• give
• deliver
• expose
• particularize
• reel off
• render
• bare
• sketch
• delineate
• let on (about)

recount

2 of 2

noun

as in amount

Related Words

• amount
• total
• whole
• sum
• count
• census
• tally
• tale
• gross
• score

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recount

Verb

But recounting each group’s beginning and remembering many wonderful friends who have passed away were also important to those gathered. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

The fire department’s search and rescue team cut part of a car door away to rescue Rios while her SUV was still lodged in the bus, Silverman recounted. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Noun

With Secretary of State William Galvin issuing a districtwide recount for the race on Sunday that is set to be held this week and the two candidates separated by just a tenth of a percent, the race is still too close to call by the Associated Press. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

According to the documents, Paul Linnell, the office's director of elections, would serve as state recount official, with authority to appoint deputy and assistant deputy officials to oversee counting at sites across the state. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026