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 Those authorities — not USPS —determine who qualifies to receive a ballot, what appears on it, when it was printed and mailed, how voters can return it, how signatures are verified and when the ballot is counted. — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 That agency has counted clients like Netflix, Disney, Paramount, and NBCUniversal. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 While local election officials counted only the votes using the candidates’ full names – handing the victory to Gibson – the secretary of state’s elections division intervened to overturn that result. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2022, for example, ballots from some villages weren't fully counted due to mail delays. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 That was a disquieting pointer to Federal Reserve Board policy, for the central bank counted controlling inflation, not enduring full employment, as one of its mandates. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 After high school, Max began his formal training at the Art Students League of New York, which also counted the major postwar artists Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly among its former students. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 The ministry counted 94,298 women and 13,379 men aged 100 or older. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 But at his Jackson Hole speech on August 28, Warsh dropped the ambiguity, walking through what UBS economists counted as 20 separate hawkish observations. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted

Verb

Even if Paramount is able to reach a settlement with the state AGs, the Paramount-WB merger will not close immediately, a knowledgeable source told Variety.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Descano’s team relies too heavily on doctors to answer those questions at the pretrial stage, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of told

Verb

Following the 2013 season — Joe Mauer’s final full year as a catcher before shifting to first base — the Twins have relied on a cavalcade of replacements, from Kurt Suzuki to Gary Sanchez to Ryan Jeffers to be their backstop.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
But almost no one was aware that so many birds relied on this land.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of relied

Verb

Potential Risks of Drinking Green Tea Green tea is generally considered safe and healthy when consumed in normal amounts, such as a few cups a day.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 15 Sep. 2026
Nearly one in five young people in Britain – 19% – have not even considered learning to drive because of the expense, according to a poll by the price comparison website.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

The study also computed the pre-tax and after-tax returns for overlapping 30-year periods and found that the tax drag varied over time.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Other planning engines run scenarios sequentially, in cycles measured in hours, which is why their AI can only report on what has already been computed rather than reasoning live, KetteQ said.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of computed

Verb

However, officials in recent days have weighed the cost of continuing to look through the price increases, particularly in light of a stabilizing labor market.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Claims about removing bacteria or extending garment life should be weighed carefully against broader evidence showing that overwashing causes wear.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of weighed

Verb

Their survival depended not only on tools, but on movement, teaching and the collective preservation of knowledge.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
At the party, Andrea effectively reauditioned for Howie, shticking it up as if her life depended on it.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

That’s just one example of how Lizzie came to be regarded as a woman who snapped under the pressure of Victorian misogyny.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Thaci was on trial with three other former KLA leaders who fought Serb forces in the 1998-99 war and are widely regarded as national heroes in Kosovo.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026