Synonyms of recites

recites

verb

present tense third-person singular of recite

1

as in describes

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• tells
• narrates
• recounts
• relates
• chronicles
• reports
• depicts
• sets forth
• rehearses
• charts
• details
• utters
• voices
• discloses
• states
• reveals
• expresses
• enumerates
• delivers
• gives
• itemizes
• exposes
• renders
• divulges
• particularizes
• delineates
• reels off
• bares
• sketches
• lets on (about)

2

as in memorizes

to give from memory

after all these years, she's still able to recite the poems she learned as a child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memorizes
• says
• repeats
• speaks
• learns
• reels off
• studies
• declaims
• cons
• mouths
• orates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reads

3

as in lists

to specify one after another

the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizes