RECITES Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

recites

verb

present tense third-person singular of recite

as in describes

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 memorizes

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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reads

as in lists

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

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generalizes

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Recent Examples of recites Dodd recites it from memory in Wolverine’s voice with a growl. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Nadal, with a wink, recites the various physical tics involved in his serving routine. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Erivo plays 23 characters and recites approximately 20,000 words of dialogue over the course of two hours. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 May 2026 In a Time magazine profile published Tuesday, May 12, filmmaker Nolan, 55, confirmed that Scott will appear in the movie as a bard, which is a professional poet who recites verses and stories about heroes. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 In the first pages of Odessa, Yetta’s mother Frieda recites the Shechechiyanu prayer to herself while immersed in the mikvah, a ritual bath in a freshwater spring. — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 On the song, Lewis recites a 2015 speech from former President Barack Obama. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026 On paper, a song that recites hypothetical Spotify playlist titles ought to be a sharp conceptual move. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026 The prosecutor recites the official version of each case and asks the suspect for his or her version of events. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

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The Marine Corps describes it as a highly mobile and rapidly deployable system intended for sea denial and littoral protection.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Truong describes ground networks as high capacity where people cluster, satellites as wide-area coverage, and the stratospheric layer as a bridge for places that are hard or expensive to serve.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of describes

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Gillette Stadium lists its capacity at 64,628, though seating configurations can vary for concerts and other events, according to the venue’s website.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
The Jayhawks’ running back depth chart this week lists Edwards and Jalen Dupree.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

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The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of tells

Verb

The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Bravata says none of the cameras or the crew for the photoshoot were from the show.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of says

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This text outlines eight successive stages of yoga aimed at reaching mental tranquility through focus on God.

— Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
The settlement also outlines more robust and user-friendly parental controls, stronger age verification measures TikTok must take, and stronger content moderation protocols.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of outlines

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In four of the videos, posted before Johnson formally announced his reelection bid, the mayor narrates a tour of investments on the city’s South, West, Southwest and Northwest sides.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Cathy narrates, and here, too, in the Trask house, is another divide.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of narrates

Verb

For the Sk8-Hi, the upper’s medial side hosts both the full Dodgers script and the LA logo, the latter of which repeats at the top of the heel.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Jean-Michel Basquiat celebrates Hughes with a work on paper that repeats the writer's name to spread awareness of his work.

— Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026

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