RECITED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

recited

verb

past tense of recite

as in described

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 memorized

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 listed

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

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generalized

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Recent Examples of recited In Lima, Peruvians crossed themselves and recited the rosary before a life-size silicone statue of the pontiff outside a church. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The operation got underway as medical staff recited the Rosary prayer in the hospital chapel Tuesday evening. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The operation got underway as medical staff recited the rosary prayer in the hospital chapel. — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Funny thing is, their love only deepened and the couple was married in July, and both reportedly recited their own vows. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 Ne’ilah prayers are accordingly recited at the closing of the day – just at sunset, adding nature’s drama to the closing of the day. — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Poetry on board On a visit to one of the boat schools this summer, 27 students sat on benches and recited Bangla poetry with their teacher. — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026 Before it was written down, bards recited the adventures of Odysseus and the Greeks orally. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Enslaved people recited his poetry at posh parties thrown by their masters. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

Smith had her part of the speech memorized and was able to wrap up her portion of the tribute after a beat.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Others are employing the old-fashioned strategy deployed by their parents, strutting up to storefronts with resume in hand and elevator pitch memorized.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of memorized

Verb

None of the stores surveyed by WWD listed Calvin Klein among their favorite collections during the recent New York Fashion Week.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
That 400-acre farm near Barnard, initially listed for $29 million, is now priced at $25 million.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of listed

Verb

Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.

— JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of told

Verb

In his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in London, Sir Ken McCallum outlined the growing challenges facing the country, from hostile foreign governments and terrorism to the potential misuse of AI.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Last month, Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok even outlined a possible bank run scenario caused by AI.

— Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlined

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On Tuesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel recounted Zacharia’s disastrous first day of work.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Marco Bello / Reuters Standing outside his father's home in Pensacola, Florida, amid the debris and damage left behind by Isaias, one man recounted how the storm took his stepmother's life and severely injured his father.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of recounted

Verb

Related Stories Speaking at View Conference in Turin on Thursday, Hickel, who recently marked 30 years at ILM, detailed how the team mixed digital animation with physical sets, mechanical rigs and traditional stop-motion.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The neckline was detailed in raffia, and the whole piece was finished with glass crystal rhinestones, seed beads, and glass beads.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of detailed

Verb

Her Pulitzer Prize-winning 2025 memoir, Things in Nature Merely Grow, chronicled the loss of her sons and her effort to go on.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Michael Jackson‘s iconic performance during the the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show will be chronicled in a new documentary coming to Hulu and ESPN.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of chronicled

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