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Synonyms for enumerate

Most common

count rime relate specify quantify tabulate recapitulate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

  2. v. 2

    To determine the amount of.

Related words

Word family
enumeration

Forms

Past participle
enumerated
e.g. enumerated → numbered, counted, teld, numerated…

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To enumerate is to mention item by item; as, to enumerate one's grievances.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • count When angry, count ten; when very angry, a hundred.
  • rime The part of a syllable after the onset is called the rime.
  • relate I see no reason why he doesn't relate to the firm.
  • specify Please specify profit after taxes, amortisation, etc.
  • quantify It's difficult to quantify how bright her personality is.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
enumeratefalling
countsteady
rimesteady
relatesteady
specifysteady
quantifyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
tell1, cite1, rime1
5 letters
count1, tally2
6 letters
number2, detail2, relate2, reckon2
7 letters
specify3, itemize3, itemise
8 letters
estimate3, quantify3, rehearse2, tabulate3, numerate3
12 letters
recapitulate5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tally2 = 2 syllables).

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énumérer
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enumerar
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