recounting

NOUN

narration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anecdote narrative tale voice-over

STRONG

account explanation recital rehearsal relation report story telling yarn

WEAK

recountal storytelling

Antonyms

WEAK

concealment suppression

NOUN

practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action discipline drill experience operation preparation study training use

STRONG

assignment background drilling effect homework iteration recitation rehearsal relating repetition seasoning tune-up

WEAK

prepping workout

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness inaction

WEAK

abstention ignorance neglect refrain

NOUN

recital

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concert musical presentation reading recitation rehearsal

STRONG

account description detailing enumeration fable narration performance portrayal recapitulation relation repetition report statement story tale telling

WEAK

musicale recountal

Antonyms

STRONG

truth

NOUN

recitation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

monologue narration oration recital rendering

STRONG

address appeal delivery discourse discussion exercise lecture passage performance piece playing proclamation rehearsal report selection speaking talk telling

WEAK

declaiming discoursing holding forth narrating soliloquizing

Antonyms

STRONG

denial quiet refusal silence whole

NOUN

recording

Synonyms

STRONG

documentation registration reporting

WEAK

record-keeping

NOUN

rehearsal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drill practice session reading recital tryout workout

STRONG

call description experiment going-over practice prep readying recitation relation run through shakedown

WEAK

dry run rehearsing retelling test flight trial balloon trial performance

Antonyms

WEAK

cold turkey

NOUN

reporting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadcasting coverage

STRONG

announcing describing informing journalism narrating publicizing recording summarizing

WEAK

making public newscasting

Example Sentences

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"Scott was like a zombie," Guscott laughed when recounting the day.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

We met again at Cafe Gratitude on Larchmont Boulevard and ordered dishes called “I Am Grateful” and “I Am Remarkable” while recounting the class from our perspectives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Ms. DuBois cannot be faulted for recounting the ebb and flow of 19th-century reform campaigns, and she does it well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Taran was less stoic, recounting a run-in with a neighbour who complained about the lights being out on the staircase.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Not that I was really listening as he went on and on, recounting what was in the papers.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

recounting

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