RECITER 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 He and Feddon recited prayers, which the priest had found for him, that pilgrims have spoken for generations along the Camino. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Gerald speaks in a forceful cadence, like a start-up founder reciting a LinkedIn post. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 According to the police report, Diaz-Torres failed balancing tests, walking in a straight line and reciting the alphabet. — Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Flag lowering and raising ceremonies, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of patriotic songs are mainstays at many summer camps today. — Seth T. Kannarr, Washington Post, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for recite

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Verb

Fars described the sites as a forward headquarters for US Central Command’s land forces.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The first victim — identified Wednesday by the medical examiner as 79-year-old Clifford Boisa of Sutter County — has been described in news reports as the boat captain’s brother.

— Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of describe

Verb

Children sometimes memorize their favorite board books, an easy enough task since most of them have fewer than five hundred words.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Between 1990 and 2014, Argentina lost World Cup finals, collapsed in group stages, and stalled repeatedly at the quarterfinals, accumulating wounds that the country chose to memorize rather than forget.

— Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of memorize

Verb

The Mets were one of the last teams Wiggins, who is listed at 6 feet 5 and 215 pounds, met with at the draft combine.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Diode’s website does not list the Henderson County data center under the company’s current projects.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

Definition of list

Verb

Intrinsic, whose bid was first detailed by Deadline two months ago, started out with a crowdfunding campaign on Seed & Spark.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Harper has earned nearly $250 million in salary over his 15-year MLB career and, as Sportico recently detailed, earns about $9 million a year in endorsements.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of detail

Verb

In the many legends about Siva and Vishnu portrayed in the temples and re-narrated by Selvam, things happen in a dimension distinct from historical time.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
The one-hour documentary, narrated by Rosanne Cash, begins airing on PBS SoCal on June 25, then rolls out through the summer on PBS stations across the country.

— Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026

Definition of narrate

Verb

Warsh made his mark during his first meeting as chair in June, holding rates steady while outlining changes to the central bank's approach.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 July 2026
According to reporting by The Sacramento Bee, the new hiring protocol will allow managers to outline criteria for their ideal candidate and sort applications based on those measures.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of outline

Verb

Marilyn recounted how Patty once yearned for a trampoline and brought it up every night before Christmas.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Even Flynn, a high school history teacher whose curriculum recounts the cyclical nature of wars and revolutions, needed to believe in that possibility of a reprieve, despite reiterating death’s inevitability in the classroom.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

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