Synonyms of recounting

recounting

verb

present participle of recount

as in describing

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describing
• telling
• chronicling
• narrating
• relating
• reporting
• reciting
• detailing
• depicting
• charting
• setting forth
• rehearsing
• voicing
• stating
• revealing
• disclosing
• uttering
• enumerating
• expressing
• delivering
• giving
• exposing
• divulging
• itemizing
• rendering
• baring
• particularizing
• delineating
• sketching
• reeling off
• letting on (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recounting

Kannan and others took turns standing in the bed, and recounting the firing of doctors and staff, until a white Grand Wagoneer pulled up and El-Sayed got out. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Roberto Sosa often took long pauses while recounting the incident and paused to wipe his eyes. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

The sentence was delivered on Monday afternoon in a federal courthouse mere steps from First Liberty’s former offices, after more than an hour of impassioned victims recounting the devastation caused by Frost and First Liberty. — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The process of recounting past encounters is one fraught with traps, says Sachs, as human minds tend to re-enact them in the mind, often editing, sometimes finding specific moments deeply burned in. — Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

These are as much a part of Casey’s legacy as the company’s successes, even if UPS never mentioned them publicly during his lifetime and does not acknowledge them in recounting its past today. — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

The film ends with a retired Bell recounting two dreams to his wife, both about his father. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

At the outset of Wednesday’s hearing, Judge Kaplan acknowledged the keen interest in LIV’s Chapter 11 case, recounting how he had been bombarded over the weekend at his golf club about what would happen next. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Essayli called Fields’ claims false, including in response to a social media post Tuesday by Padilla recounting them. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026