Synonyms of enumerate

enumerate

verb

i-ˈn(y)ü-mə-ˌrāt 

1

as in to list

to specify one after another

I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• list
• recite
• detail
• outline
• itemize
• mention
• tick (off)
• catalog
• tabulate
• rehearse
• reel off
• cite
• numerate
• calculate
• catalogue
• inventory
• figure
• compute
• estimate
• chart
• tally
• graph
• name
• diagram
• reckon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalize

2

as in to count

to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added

there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• count
• tell
• number
• compute
• calculate
• check
• add (up)
• tabulate
• table
• tally
• total
• recount
• reckon
• mark
• tick (off)

3

as in to itemize

to make a list of

let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• list
• itemize
• inventory
• count
• number
• numerate
• mark
• check (off)
• tick (off)

Examples of enumerate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, the conservative Heritage Foundation estimates that federal laws currently enumerate nearly 5,000 crimes, a number that grows every year. —Holly Harris, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017

There’s a journalistic quality to the movie, which delivers a readily digestible summary of Beckett’s life, with all the important moments neatly enumerated. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024

The California Department of Education enumerates these Procedural Safeguards under IDEA for parents on its website. —Roger Ruvolo, Orange County Register, 5 Aug. 2024

Andreessen and Horowitz do enumerate several points of disagreement with Biden that affected their decision to go Trump. —Steven Levy, WIRED, 19 July 2024