RECITE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

recite

verb

ri-ˈsīt

Definition of recite

as in to describe

to give an oral or written account of in some detail recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met

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as in to memorize

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

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read

as in to list

to specify one after another the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III

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Recent Examples of recite In Taoist ceremonies during the festival, priests recite sacred scriptures and perform rites to help the deceased find peace and salvation. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Critics lacking a serious investment in women’s basketball can conveniently swoop in to recite their spiel, and pay no attention to the sport itself. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Bowie allegedly told other users about her oath and shared the audio file of her reciting the pledge with them. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026 Before it was written down, bards recited the adventures of Odysseus and the Greeks orally. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recite

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Verb

The modern American Dream is best described as a private bunker where the outside world arrives entirely in a cardboard box or a fiber-optic cable.

— John Mac Ghlionn, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Strahan described the chaos in New York City amid the rescue efforts and the accompanying bomb threats and noted that the Giants could still see smoke from the twin towers from the team’s practice fields.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of describe

Verb

Instead of memorizing how to navigate a trading platform, an investor of any experience level can now simply describe an objective in plain language.

— John Bartleman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
In other words, cruise etiquette isn’t about memorizing a list of dos and don’ts.

— Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of memorize

Verb

Home plate umpire Doug Eddings called time to tell Hancel Rincon to fix his hat.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Several parents previously told the Democrat-Gazette and other local media that the couple then disappeared and stopped responding to emails or phone calls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of tell

Verb

As The Athletic detailed here, the Clippers’ chance at taking the arbitration route was eliminated by the National Basketball Players Association’s choice to agree with the NBA on the ruling.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Rudin had stepped away from producing in 2021, after a Hollywood Reporter story detailed multiple claims from Rudin’s former employees of bullying and verbal abuse as well as throwing objects at staff.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of detail

Verb

At the center of this operation was the Bayeux Tapestry, an ancient wall hanging that narrates, over the course of two hundred and twenty feet, the Norman conquest of England, in 1066.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Octavia Spencer also took home her first Emmy for narrating Lost Women of Alaska, and The Traitors‘ Alan Cumming extended his winning streak for best reality tv host.

— HollywoodReporter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of narrate

Verb

The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Rather than simply predicting a doomsday plot, the main purpose of this release is to outline a pathway with the necessary steps to set things on the right track.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of outline

Verb

Old timers would recount finding a water moccasin in their boat.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
However, between these meetings, Glover shared his desire to stand in front of an auditorium and teach the next generation by recounting his nearly 14 years as an active astronaut and 28-year career in the United States Navy.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of recount

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