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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of counting If counting sales controlled by its affiliate companies, that number rose to 66%. —

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 May 2026 And that’s not even counting all of the fabulous foodie fun taking place on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage, where chefs, rockers, sports figures and other celebs deliver cooking demonstrations and more. —

Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 The bookies on Fremont Street are busy counting chickens. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 May 2026 And that’s not counting the over 1,000 unique individual community volunteers and allied groups, including the Master Gardener Association of San Diego County. —

Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026 These can include teams shrinking to 3-a-side – called 3Play – long-range goals counting as double, or goalkeepers being unable to use their hands, among others. —

Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026 Overland Park, Johnson County’s largest city, crept further above 200,000 in 2025, with estimates counting 203,677 people — a nearly 3% increase from 2020’s 197,835 residents. —

Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 Employees went back to counting by hand. —

Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 And again— Two and a half, but who’s counting. —

David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counting

Verb

While in the clinic, behind the gee-wizardry of the modern diagnostics and next-generation medications, the practice of endocrinology remains rooted in one person telling their story and the other trying to interpret it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Her boyfriend, who had cuts to his arms and face, called 911, telling dispatch that someone had dropped a rock from the overpass.

— Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026