REELED OFF Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

reeled off

verb

past tense of reel off

as in recited

to give from memory he's able to reel off the names of all the U.S. presidents, in historical order and without pausing

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read

as in listed

to specify one after another her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years

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generalized

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Recent Examples of reeled off The Mustangs have reeled off 31 straight victories since their season-opening loss to Guerin, which will play Andrean for the Class 3A state title on Friday. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 The following month, as the Dodgers reeled off their second consecutive World Series title, Yamamoto etched his place into all-time lore by delivering three victories (including in relief in Game 7) in the matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026 Three of five flights of Starship V2 failed last year, but SpaceX avoided lengthy groundings and reeled off all five launches in a period of nine months. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026 Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead. — CBS News, 18 May 2026 Colorado reeled off a 31-2-7 start to the season, which allowed the Avs to be the NHL’s pacesetter. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2026 Wakeland had reeled off 9 shots by 8 different players before the Mustangs took their first shot, on goal, in the 31st minute. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026 After their most precipitous plummet, a nine-game freefall, the Ducks reeled off seven straight wins sans some of the biggest producers. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 Down 112-100 with 3 1/2 minutes left in the fourth, the Bucks reeled off eight straight to close within four on two free throws by Dieng. — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

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In some Jewish congregations Pirkei Avot is recited and studied on the Sabbath, typically on Sabbaths from Passover until Shavuot, or in some Jewish communities until Rosh Hashanah.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Then the crowd, with hands raised, recited an Oath of Allegiance, not so different from the oath Washington signed in 1778.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of recited

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The boarding school did not immediately respond to a message left at the general admissions number or an email with a list of questions sent to an address listed online for the school.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
About the new Opera Carolina season The upcoming opera season has more major productions that the company put on during its current season, which listed three main stage shows but put on two.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Definition of listed

Verb

For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
The Bible’s message was seen as not only informative but salvific, and the monastic who memorized its words filled his or her soul with divine wisdom.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of memorized

Verb

But in an interview that same day, Stork detailed a conflicting account, although police did not specify in the report what Stork told them.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Throughout the daylong meeting, FDA scientists detailed a lack of evidence supporting the use of the peptides along with safety concerns.

— Sara G. Miller, NBC news, 23 July 2026

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Shares of Google parent Alphabet were around 4% lower in premarket trading, but that primarily reflected investor unease over rising AI spending outlined in the company's earnings report on Wednesday.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 July 2026
During a June 9 event that revealed the Artemis III, SpaceX Customer Operations and Integration Vice President Jessica Jensen outlined an Artemis IV mission plan with Starship that didn't involve NRHO.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 July 2026

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