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 Though the object itself varies from team to team, the common thread is rooted in counting the 16 wins required to hoist the hardware. —

Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026 The Matein carry-on backpack holds just as much as a carry-on without actually counting as one, which is a total game-changer. —

Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 More recently, nearby Shasta County has become a hotbed of election denialism and MAGA politics, with its Board of Supervisors voting in 2023 to end the use of Dominion Voting Systems machines in favor of pursuing a hand-counting system. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Her developmental deal with the Mercury allows Suarez to work with the team while not counting against the 12-player roster limit. —

Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 In an industry long known for counting the number of people who watch TV shows and the commercials that accompany them, Fox is starting to place new emphasis on a different sort of tabulation. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 May 2026 Canada leads all countries with 28 IIHF World Championship victories (last in 2023), just ahead of Russia's 27 (also counting Soviet Union victories). —

Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Officials have spent decades monitoring the fish closely, counting its fluctuating population every spring and fall. —

Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026 The Secretary of State is still counting signatures. —

The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 May 2026

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Verb

Like Flores and Natal, Kaik found that the company, York Service & Towing, would only take cash, telling her that sometimes, people would pay with a credit card then cancel the card before payment went through.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Shortly after telling her to contact security, Alvarez arrived upstairs.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026