recite | Definition of recite

Synonyms and Antonyms of recite

1 to give an oral or written account of in some detail

recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met

Synonyms of recite

chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell

Words Related to recite

deliver, give, reel off, state, utter, voice

detail, enumerate, itemize, particularize

bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal

delineate, depict, express, render, sketch

Phrases Synonymous with recite

2 to give from memory

after all these years, she's still able to recite the poems she learned as a child

Synonyms of recite

reel off, repeat, say

Words Related to recite

con, learn, memorize, study

declaim, mouth, orate, speak

Near Antonyms of recite

3 to specify one after another

the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III

Synonyms of recite

detail, enumerate, itemize, list, numerate, reel off, rehearse, tick (off)

Words Related to recite

tabulate, tally

catalog (or catalogue), inventory

chart, diagram, graph

calculate, compute, estimate, figure, reckon

cite, mention, name

Near Antonyms of recite