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

Pros and Cons Another way to think about this is to enumerate the biggest fears about AI, like job displacement, ethical concerns regarding privacy, and the slow winnowing away of human intellectual powers. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

Ukrainian defense and intelligence government leaders and experts shared concrete data with our mission, enumerating the alarmingly global — not European — nature of this conflict. —Laura Thornton, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025

The actors targeted real-time streaming protocol servers hosting the cameras in a large-scale campaign, which included attempts to enumerate devices and gain access to the cameras’ feeds. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025

Presumably, when the Great Canadian campaign begins, there will be no shortage of soldiers to fight it, or of apologists ready to enumerate the horrors of Canadian life that must be erased, poutine aside. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025