RECITED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

recited

verb

Definition of recited next

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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Relevance

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 McDonald recited the words instead. —

Hillel Italie, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 McDonald recited the words instead. —

ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026 After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, the Oscar-winning actor recited a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln. —

Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 At the end of the event, the brothers gathered everyone into a large circle, recited the Lord’s Prayer and sang the fraternity’s signature song, attendees said. —

Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026 Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states. —

Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026 From a love poem recited on camera to Pokémon battles during travel, fans saw a couple that is playful, supportive and genuinely fond of each other. —

Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026 Additionally, a sixth prayer, optional, called the Tarawih prayer, is recited in the evening, along with the five daily prayers practiced year-round. —

Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026 Following her exchange with Lieu, Bondi recited crime statistics from California. —

CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recited

Verb

Following a trial described by international observers as a kangaroo court, they were sentenced to death on October 31, 1995.

— Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Buchsbaum described a mid-20th-century American Jewish landscape in which nearly every community had kosher butchers and caterers because even many non-Orthodox families expected bar mitzvahs, weddings and other celebrations to be kosher.

— Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026