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
• inventory
• figure
• compute
• estimate
• chart
• tally
• graph
• name
• diagram
• reckon

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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enumerate

Subsequent amendments, Goodwin said, build on these protections to further enumerate the rights of citizens and protect against government overreach. —Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026

As a freshman in high school, Corbett enumerated several goals, his mother said. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026

Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025

The death totals are enumerated by war, from the American Revolution to Vietnam. —Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025