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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Recent Examples of counted Federal officials contend the voters’ citizenship must be verified before their ballots are counted and requested that the ballots be set aside. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026 The administration, for its part, said segregating the ballots was a modest request that would eventually allow legal votes to still be counted. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 As the ballots were counted, the campaign continued and intensified. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 To be counted, your mail-in ballot must reach your local election office or be placed into a drop box by the time polls close on Election Day. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 As polls close across the country and ballots are counted, voters will gather to watch the results of hundreds of races, including contests in the Sacramento region. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026 After that information is confirmed, your ballot will be processed and counted. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 An additional 8,016 mail-in ballots have been counted, bringing the countywide early voting turnout to 296,175. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026 In a stunning political comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected president of Brazil, according to official results from Sunday's runoff election, with more than 96% of the votes counted. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted

Verb

Chambers himself is now accused of riot, conspiracy to riot, and money laundering offenses, defense attorney Aitor Martínez Jiménez told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Some employees in Amazon's entertainment division were told that company leadership had mandated the film's release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of told

Verb

That image of Chicago as a breezier place, if rough at the edges, lingered for decades, which is why Criterion’s policy of including filmmakers in the final product has mattered.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
That fear should have mattered before so many Republicans chose to tolerate intolerable MAGA policies and behaviors.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of mattered

Verb

There were also plenty of moves on the mound, where the Sox relied heavily on a bullpen that led the majors with 766 innings pitched — the most in franchise history.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Huckabee admitted this was accurate and that the athlete wasn’t there but that the board relied on additional evidence.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of relied

Verb

The amount of his withdrawal is computed using the year specified in the Single Life Expectancy Table using the age of the beneficiary the year following the death of the IRA owner.

— Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.

— Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of computed

Verb

His lack of defensive workload and his club’s 81-81 record — albeit one that yielded a division title and would have been worse without Alvarez — could have weighed against him.

— Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026
She had been born about eight weeks early and weighed less than 4 pounds.

— Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of weighed

Verb

Meanwhile, Buffalo receiver Don Beebe sprinted after him like his life depended on it, caught Lett just before the goal line and knocked the football out of his hand.

— Jon Root, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
No birds were harmed, but their survival depended on people holding the fire at bay.

— Rachel Ramirez, Vox, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

Long regarded as a gateway to the rest of Yunnan, the city has become a destination in its own right.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
The Freehand is also known for the Broken Shaker, a popular and highly regarded bar that draws eclectic crowds.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026