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 While readers aren’t likely counting up words while reading, chapter length contributes greatly to pacing and development. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 The movie is playing on the coasts with AMC Lincoln Square counting the best sum for the film. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026 This was the 13th crew launched by SpaceX for NASA, not counting 2020's test flight. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Members of the public interested in observing the ballot-counting process are encouraged to contact the county elections office. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The first goal of his career is the 21st by a goalie, counting the playoffs. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Booking’s roughly 9,000 engineers are getting about 30% more code into production, counting only merge requests that pass testing and quality control. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 That would be a major miss, given the film’s production budget was about $125 million (not counting marketing costs). — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Instead, as Harper stood in the batter’s box in the sixth inning Thursday night against Suarez, those watching at home resigned themselves to counting down the outs to a long winter. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counting

Verb

In July, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham brought the debate to the WNBA, telling ESPN trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play in the league.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
Firms in Riyadh were telling their employees to work from home tomorrow, and people have been spooked for weeks.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

Apply the same technique to other theme answers, relying on the crossing entries for help.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Today, Putin follows essentially the same model, seeking to erode allies’ confidence in NATO’s Article 5 by relying on tactics that fall below the threshold of a conventional warfare and leave unaffected members hesitant to respond.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of relying

Verb

Daines and Merkley also want committee leaders to have a one-day fast-track for considering popular bills with strong committee support from both parties that would allow those bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
If one or both don’t play, the Dolphins could pull off the upset, considering the Bengals ranks 31st in the league in rushing.

— Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of considering

Verb

The abundance of computing power created by the AI buildout is also behind Hayes' latest crypto venture, Flop, an AI-agent payments project expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
If, say, a Chinese model developer can piggyback on all the money and computing power those companies have invested, the incentive to keep making new models starts to evaporate.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of computing

Verb

Trust ends up mattering more than uptime in deciding which platforms get automated against, and which get left out.

— Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Sai’Vion Jones is a third-round pick from 2025, and maybe that ends up mattering here, but Jackson’s a better player at this stage.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattering

Verb

The cuts will affect some, but not all, suppliers’ October production volumes, depending on their lead times.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Their presence may pose a risk depending on the amount consumed and the age and body weight of the person using the product.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of depending

Verb

Restaurants are allowed to set their own policies regarding underage people sitting at the bar, Liquor License said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Anyone with any information regarding this suspect or incident is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026