recount

[ri-kount] / rɪˈkaʊnt /

VERB

tell a story

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convey depict describe detail narrate portray recap recite rehash relate repeat tell

STRONG

delineate echo enumerate itemize picture recapitulate rehearse report state track unload verbalize

WEAK

break a story give an account of play back run by again run down run through say again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse hide misrepresent mix up suppress withhold

WEAK

repress

Example Sentences

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Through their court filings, both recount head injuries sustained while sledding and lingering symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

As of Wednesday, the primary was still too close to call and headed for a recount.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Is it possible to recount what happened with fresh urgency?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The Dimon call to Darling that I recount above happened a week later on 23 December, 2009.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

I recount all the things Alex and his dad told me about the Spirit of the Sea the night before.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy