COUNTED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

counted

verb

past tense of count

as in told

to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around

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Relevance

as in mattered

to be of importance punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview

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as in relied

to place reliance or trust I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move

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as in considered

to think of in a particular way I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of counted Swiss Re Institute counted $107 billion in insured natural-catastrophe losses in 2025, the sixth straight year over $100 billion, and reckons the underlying risk keeps climbing 5% to 7% a year. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 In America, Bo was eighteen years old, but his Korean age was nineteen, as the time in the mother’s womb was counted. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 The adaptation of Greek poet Homer’s sprawling work skewed male, as men made up 56 percent of the general audience and counted as more than three-quarters of ticket buyers among those above age 25. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026 In a continuing series of editorials, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board is providing information on voting rights and risks, with advice on how to ensure your vote is counted. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026 Scientists have counted at least 1,000 toxins in wildfire smoke, according to Colorado State University environmental toxicologist Luke Montrose. — Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 In addition, the vote-by-mail ballots postmarked before or on Election Day need to be counted, too — assuming they are received by a county elections office no later than seven days after the election, the secretary of state’s office said. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 July 2026 SpaceX counted down all the way to T-0 on Thursday evening in South Texas before a handful of Raptor engines decided not to light at ignition of the rocket. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 Modern systems incorporate end-to-end verifiability so voters can confirm their ballots were cast, recorded and counted correctly. — Sam Kinch, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2026

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Verb

Documents said that same day, someone from the foster home told the original Pembroke Pines Police Department investigating officer Goldbourne was planning to come back and meet with another underage girl.

— Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Gerardo Salcedo, the son of the business owner, told ABC7 that investigators had obtained surveillance video that showed a man on a bicycle putting a bottle through the mail slot minutes before the fire ignited.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of told

Verb

The light on Toure’s brief Hurricanes tenure appeared to go dark after last season, his lone campaign with Miami which ended with a trip to the national championship game and with Toure playing his best football when the games mattered the most.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Seeing that level of commitment, from the coach and the people involved, really mattered to me.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of mattered

Verb

Emergency teams first relied on inflatable rescue boats and assault boats to reach those stranded.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
That’s the biggest change to an offense that relied too much last year on Christian McCaffrey and can’t count too much too soon on George Kittle’s Achilles recovery this year.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of relied

Verb

Students should create profiles with headhunting firms to be considered for opportunities in both design and corporate verticals.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Tarrant County’s health inspections function on a 100-point scale, where a score of 100 is considered perfect and a score of 70 is considered extremely poor.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Look for judges’ orders and jury verdicts, which can be useful to see how a court weighed claims.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as traders weighed another tamer-than-expected inflation report.

— Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of weighed

Verb

The Law of the Sea Meets Digital Reality The international legal framework governing the oceans was designed in an era when maritime enforcement depended almost entirely on physical presence.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
Yet the underlying business model of these platforms depended more on maximizing engagement and advertising revenue than on nurturing authentic relationships.

— Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

Despite falling just short in the final, Argentina come in third at 11 percent, highlighting how highly they are still regarded heading into the next four-year cycle.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Just seven of the year’s top 20 grossing films have opened since Memorial Day Weekend within the period widely regarded as peak blockbuster season.

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026