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

Chapek, in recounting his 30-year career at the Mouse House, offers a number of other revelations in the memoir. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Jones is, as she’s proven throughout her career, immensely adept at capturing a multitude of personae with quick shifts of posture, timbre, and accent, though in this case, a sameness comes with recounting so much recent political conversation. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Each room is labelled with a letter of the alphabet and filled with books recounting every human life. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

But recounting each group’s beginning and remembering many wonderful friends who have passed away were also important to those gathered. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Displayed on the ballroom’s two large screens was a new documentary featuring the voices of founders, board members, NLGJA staff and former members recounting the events that led to the organization’s birth. — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

However, between these meetings, Glover shared his desire to stand in front of an auditorium and teach the next generation by recounting his nearly 14 years as an active astronaut and 28-year career in the United States Navy. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Still, a couple of other moments from that January night are worth recounting one last time before the Bears charge into this season. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Some of the former models, like Holly Hallstrom and Kathleen Bradley, participated in the documentary, recounting some of their negative experiences being sexualized on the show. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026