Synonyms of enumerates

enumerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of enumerate

1

as in lists

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

• lists
• recites
• outlines
• details
• itemizes
• mentions
• rehearses
• cites
• tabulates
• ticks (off)
• numerates
• reels off
• catalogs
• calculates
• computes
• tallies
• figures
• inventories
• charts
• estimates
• graphs
• diagrams
• names
• reckons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizes

2

as in tells

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

• tells
• counts
• computes
• calculates
• numbers
• checks
• tabulates
• adds (up)
• recounts
• tables
• tallies
• totals
• marks
• reckons
• ticks (off)

3

as in itemizes

to make a list of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lists
• itemizes
• inventories
• counts
• numerates
• numbers
• marks
• checks (off)
• ticks (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enumerates

Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal. — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 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