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 Once Walsh and Colton recited their vows and were officially declared husband and wife, their attendants sent a parachute announcing the news to the people on the ground. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026 As Margaritora led the procedure, Gemelli’s medical staff recited the rosary prayer in the hospital chapel. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Past popes who have been hospitalized have recited the Angelus from the balcony on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 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 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

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Verb

Authorities have described the more than two dozen threats as malicious hoaxes, and no actual attacks have been carried out.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Woodward described the initiative as part of the DOJ’s broader public safety mission.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

The coroner listed the cause of death as measles, state health officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
He was listed on the injury report for this week’s home game against the New York Jets but was a full participant in practice on Thursday.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of listed

Verb

At the Vatican a day earlier, Leo told the teams from alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff was neutral.

— Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
In other cases, developers have told towns that decade-old ideas for enormous retail development of open parcels simply aren’t practical anymore.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of told

Verb

The candidates outlined their backgrounds and community involvement in The Bee’s coverage of the two open Roseville council seats.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Only in that way can a free and independent judiciary continue to deliver the ideals outlined in the founding documents of what is the most durable democracy ever conceived and created.

— David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of outlined

Verb

As an example, Balich recounted the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics produced by Balich Wonder Studio.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
At Deadline’s Contenders London, Nattiv recounted the inspiration for the movie came from his own life, when as a boy his family took him to visit his grandmother.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of recounted

Verb

Moore’s comic, published as an omnibus in 1989, detailed a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with the subsequent near-future rise of the fascist Norsefire party in the United Kingdom.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
The company has previously detailed this research separately.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of detailed

Verb

Avedon even photographed Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, the two men who committed the murders of the Clutter family, chronicled in the book.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Also chronicled was a 1976 runway show at the Tokyo Prince Hotel, marking the brand’s first foray into the country.

— Zachary Weiss, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

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