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

Though deferred action dates back at least to President Richard Nixon, Meissner issued a memo in 2000 enumerating 13 factors that immigration agents should consider before deporting someone. — Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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