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recite

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of recite

1 to give an oral or written account of in some detail

  • recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met
Synonyms of recite

chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell
Words Related to recite

deliver, give, reel off, state, utter, voice

detail, enumerate, itemize, particularize

bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal

delineate, depict, express, render, sketch
Phrases Synonymous with recite

set forth

2 to give from memory

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

reel off, repeat, say
Words Related to recite

con, learn, memorize, study

declaim, mouth, orate, speak
Near Antonyms of recite

read

3 to specify one after another

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

detail, enumerate, itemize, list, numerate, reel off, rehearse, tick (off)
Words Related to recite

outline

tabulate, tally

catalog (or catalogue), inventory

chart, diagram, graph

calculate, compute, estimate, figure, reckon

cite, mention, name
Near Antonyms of recite

generalize

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