COUNTING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

counting

verb

present participle of count

as in telling

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 weighing

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

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as in relying

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

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in considering

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 counting The number has crept up in recent years, averaging around 1,700 but sometimes topping 2,000, as heat risks grow and counting strategies evolve. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 This is why counting AI pilots tells us little about whether an organization is becoming more innovative. — Jeff Degraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Ferentz certainly has enough talent on the roster to win eight or nine games and go to a 13th straight bowl (not counting the 2020 pandemic season). — John Bohnenkamp, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The apparently illusory swings show the difficulty of accurately counting homeless people in the expanse of north Los Angeles County. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Full World Cup match schedule announced There are 303 days until the World Cup in Brazil, but who’s counting? — Meg Linehan, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The congestion and Middle East unrest have both also impacted intra-Asia freight rates, with Drewry counting a third-straight week of container price increases. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 After carefully entering the cave, the photographer watched as more turtles arrived with the rising tide, eventually counting 17 individuals sharing this quiet refuge. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 More recently, county voters approved Measure B, a controversial initiative requiring voter identification, hand-counting ballots and sharply limiting vote-by-mail options. — Drew Askeland, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The first online evacuation order came on August 5 for residents of Mansouri, near Tyre, though Israel had already dropped leaflets on the village just a week into the ceasefire, telling ‌residents to leave ahead of strikes.

— Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Antonelli had doubted his chances of such a fightback on Thursday, telling reporters that getting back into the top five was a realistic target.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

Concrete barriers designed to keep cars out of the secure area crumbled as the jet, weighing more than 100 tons, headed straight for a four-lane road.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
After officials finished weighing and measuring it, Harmon returned the giant blue catfish alive to the Ohio River near where it was caught.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of weighing

Verb

If Wayne, a fictional character, were a more solid creation, the movie could better explore the issue of whether answering racist brutality in kind is more effective than relying on an inadequate system.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Particularly on the men’s side, the club has a rich history of bringing through Carrington graduates and relying on youth.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of relying

Verb

Travelers who are considering booking one of these flights can use websites like SkyAccess, which posts available empty leg inventory for flights weeks or months in advance.

— Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
The goalkeeping department has probably been downgraded, considering the highly promising Trafford left, and was replaced by Geronimo Rulli, a solid backup option at 34 years of age.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of considering

Verb

Subtle In other words, voice is becoming an increasingly powerful mode of input for computing.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
In the small town of Manchester, New Jersey, Anne Cahalane was among a group of local residents demanding a similar ban on large computing hubs.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of computing

Verb

Closing timelines can also vary depending on the lender with which Quicken Loans pairs you.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
As a result, unlike their civilian counterparts, some troops can see their paychecks change many times a year, depending on many factors — something that also increases the likelihood of errors.

— Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of depending

Verb

System rules regarding scannability and link formatting should only act as soft, secondary suggestions on how to style the text, rather than hard walls that truncate the content entirely.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Land use law The law regarding acquiring public park land is blurred.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026