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 Laurel Hill president and ceo Nancy Goldenberg recited Joyce Kilmer's famous poem about trees to begin the ceremony. —

Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Instead, Becerra recited his resume with the vigor of someone rattling off his LinkedIn page. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Both poets recited their verse to the audience at the ceremony. —

María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 Bruce recited several lines from it, from memory, right there in the crystal store, and the boy behind the counter applauded him at the end. —

Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Ask workers and customers at the local coffee counter to name the city’s best athletes and former Major League Baseball pitcher Kyle Gibson and pitcher Drey Jamison, who is in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, are often recited. —

Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 Its stories are centuries old – yet they are recited by many Nepalis every winter, even as the daily recitation now competes with many modern distractions, such as smartphones and social media. —

Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 McDonald recited the words instead. —

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

ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recited

Verb

As the officers deployed what Wahl described as an active shooter response at the mosque and at an adjacent school, more gunfire was reported blocks away, the chief said.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 May 2026
During a January game on ESPN, for example, a commentator described betting that a specific player would score at least 30 points before a second commentator announced a DraftKings promo code.

— Luke Connors, Washington Post, 19 May 2026