Definitions

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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Unlike Rosmarin's emotional recount, another passenger on the ship, Kasem Hato, said "the whole situation has been blown out of proportion".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

They have to rely on patients to recount their medical histories or wait hours or even days for another clinician to send a DVD, a fax — or a photocopy.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

These parallel stories are told through some 150 objects that recount the partnership of W.B.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

But now I could recount it all with ease, even with laughter.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Audrey, Diego, and I stuck around a while longer, listening to Nana recount stories from the pictures.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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