recounts

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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The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Verdin recounts his interactions with O’Neill as very positive and is surprised by the criticism directed at him.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Sokol recounts the dizzying story of meeting her husband at a wedding in Moscow, which begins with her husband attending a nightclub in Dubai.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"It was scary during the war," Ali recounts.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

She recounts events from her spiritualist days, delighted when he finds the endeavor as absurd as she had at the time.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern