Synonyms of enumerating

enumerating

verb

present participle of enumerate

1

as in reciting

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

• reciting
• listing
• outlining
• detailing
• itemizing
• mentioning
• cataloging
• rehearsing
• ticking (off)
• tabulating
• calculating
• numerating
• figuring
• citing
• inventorying
• estimating
• tallying
• computing
• reeling off
• charting
• graphing
• naming
• diagramming
• reckoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizing

2

as in counting

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

• counting
• telling
• calculating
• computing
• checking
• numbering
• adding (up)
• tabulating
• recounting
• tallying
• totaling
• marking
• tabling
• ticking (off)
• reckoning

3

as in listing

to make a list of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listing
• inventorying
• itemizing
• counting
• numerating
• marking
• numbering
• checking (off)
• ticking (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enumerating

At one point, Lennon was musing about his belief in reincarnation, and enumerating some of his past lives and identities, when Ono made a blunt analogy. —Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026