COUNTS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

counts 1 of 2

noun

plural of count

as in tallies

a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added my count for the number of bird species and subspecies that visited the sanctuary that weekend was 43

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as in indictments

a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person she's been charged with two counts of larceny

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verb

present tense third-person singular of count

as in tells

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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as in matters

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

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as in relies

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

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as in considers

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 counts

Noun

Colt Gray, now 16, has been indicted on 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder, according to court documents. —

Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026 Regardless, a population of 213 unsheltered homeless people is comparable to, if somewhat higher than, the totals found in unincorporated areas during recent point-in-time counts, a separate method for quantifying the crisis that takes place once a year. —

Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 The charges Colin Gray is facing 29 charges related to the shooting, including two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, five counts of reckless conduct and 20 counts of child cruelty. —

Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Colin Gray was subsequently charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. —

Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026 Gray faces 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter and numerous counts of second-degree cruelty to children related to the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. —

John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026 Colt Gray has been charged as an adult with four counts of felony murder. —

Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026 Fosnaugh faces two counts of murder and one count of breaking and entering, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office says. —

Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026 The best score of the three jumps counts. —

Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026

Verb

The game counts as a 3-3 tie, extending the Cardinals’ unbeaten streak to five games. —

Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026 Every dollar counts, and this is your money. —

New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026 The actress was styled by Molly Dickson, who also counts Lana Del Rey, Camila Mendes, and Keke Palmer as clients. —

Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026 At Ereks-Blue Matters, a circular garment manufacturer in Istanbul that counts Fiorucci and Wrangler among clients, the new reporting requirements have been a boon and a bane. —

Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026 The state began a new sales tracking system called Metrc in July 2025, which counts discounted prices that may previously have not been included, possibly accounting for some reduction, officials said. —

Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 But because these runs are judged, and time counts for only 20% of the score, with jumps and precision through the moguls counting for the rest, Lamley edged out the Canadian for third. —

ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026 Bushra Mahnoor, a reproductive rights activist, counts herself among a small proportion of women and girls in Pakistan – about 12%, according to the UN’s children’s agency (UNICEF) – who use commercial sanitary products, rather than homemade alternatives. —

Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026 Cascale counts more than 300 members, including global brands, manufacturers, governments and nonprofits, and owns the Higg Index, which is now hosted separately on the Worldly platform. —

Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counts

Noun

During a hand recount of every ballot cast, tallies of ballots were inconsistent with the actual votes within each ballot.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The affidavit also references auditors who reported vote tallies during a hand count that were inconsistent with the actual number of votes in certain batches, as well as discrepancies in the county’s reported ballot totals around the recount deadline.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026