Synonyms for recitation

Most common

practice US · drill · reading · recital · mantra

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

2. n. 2

   The material recited.

Forms

Plural

recitations → practices, exercises, drills, recitals…

Example sentences

• practice It takes years of practice to play the piano well.
• drill Tom can start a fire using just a bow and a drill.
• reading Few students are interested in reading this novel.
• recital Only three people showed up at Tom's piano recital.
• mantra He loved to repeat a phrase, a kind of personal mantra.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

drill¹

6 letters

mantra²

7 letters

reading², recital³

8 letters

practice², exercise³, practise²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mantra² = 2 syllables).