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What is another word for Recounting? – 158 Recounting Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    recalling remembering reminiscing retelling recount narration description detailing recountal reiteration reliving revisiting reenacting retreading rehearsing rehashing recalling memorizing committing to memory learning by heart reciting repeating restating rephrasing paraphrasing summarizing recapitulating reliving reminiscing harking back looking back nostalgic nostalgicizing sentimentalizing romanticizing glorifying rationalizing justifying explaining elaborating expounding clarifying interpreting retelling storytelling narrating chronicling recording documenting memorializing commemorating

    Meaning of Recounting

    The primary meaning of "Recounting" is the act of telling or narrating something again, often from memory.

    Definitions

    • The act of counting or telling again, especially in order to check or verify something
    • The act of narrating or telling a story, especially one that is based on past events or experiences
    • A detailed account or description of something, especially a past event or experience

    Etymology of Recounting

    The word "Recounting" originates from the Old French word "reconter", which means "to count again" or "to tell again"
    The word is derived from the Latin words "re" (meaning "again") and "computare" (meaning "to count")
    Historically, the word "Recounting" has been used to describe the act of retelling a story, recounting a past event, or reiterating a statement

    Example Uses

    • The historian spent years recounting the events of the war in her book
    • The old man enjoyed recounting stories of his childhood to his grandchildren
    • The company will be recounting the votes to ensure the accuracy of the election results

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    forgetting ignoring dismissing overlooking neglecting omitting concealing hiding suppressing silencing censoring erasing expunging destroying abolishing annihilating denying contradicting refuting disproving debunking belittling minimizing downplaying trivializing glossing over

    Related Nouns

    narrative story tale account description detail record history memoir biography autobiography diary journal log chronicle annals archive repository collection anthology compilation retelling recountal reiteration reminiscence nostalgia sentimentalism romanticism

    Related Verbs

    narrate tell recount retell relate describe detail record document chronicle memorialize commemorate recite repeat reiterate rehash rehearse restage reenact relive reminisce reflect ponder consider contemplate ruminate muse brood

    Related Adjectives

    narrative descriptive detailed historical biographical autobiographical nostalgic sentimental romantic nostalgic reminiscent retrospective reflective contemplative pensive brooding melancholic wistful dreamy fanciful imaginative creative inventive innovative original