Synonyms of litanies

litanies

noun

plural of litany

as in lists

a long stated list of things one after another

Nobody wants to deal with a coworker who repeats the same litany of complaints day after day.

Related Words

• lists
• recitations
• listings
• recitals
• repetitions
• enumerations
• iterations
• reports
• stories
• catalogs
• narrations
• checklists
• indexes
• accounts
• inventories

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of litanies

Keeping the camera still in a courthouse’s small, windowless chambers, Depardon depicts these face-to-face showdowns as litanies of misery, as the officials make suspects confront the grim circumstances leading to their arrests. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026

Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence. — Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025

Given the linguistic polyphony, even Spanish speakers will need to consult translations to understand her litanies. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025

Like both Chicana Falsa and the matchstick litanies, Cardona’s poems focus both on his adolescence and his family. — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

Each night, strange visitors whisper litanies in an unknown tongue. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025