COUNTING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

counting

verb

present participle of count

as in telling

to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around

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Relevance

as in weighing

to be of importance punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview

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as in relying

to place reliance or trust I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move

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as in considering

to think of in a particular way I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort

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Recent Examples of counting As of Monday, Alphaliner ranked SeaLead 80th in its top 100 carrier list, counting just four vessels carrying 9,400 TEUs. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026 That’s understandable because counting individuals is straightforward. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Proponents of counting macros say there are a few benefits behind this way of eating. — Brierley Horton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026 Scientists found them by dissolving away the mud and counting microscopic glass shards, remnants of the molten magma the eruption atomized into ultra-fine and rapidly cooling dust. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026 The Miami Herald is counting down 30 of the most important players on the Hurricanes’ roster, one per day leading up to the season opener, to provide a closer look at the team heading into coach Mario Cristobal’s fifth season. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Schwarber signed with Philadelphia on a four-year, $79 million deal and has since gone on to hit 220 home runs and counting over five seasons with the Phillies. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 According to the Department of Homeland Security, some 90,000 people cross it every day — and that’s only counting those traveling northward. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 The players have stopped counting hip and knee replacements, and over the years, the run has lost participants to injury, retirement and, on occasion, death. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counting

Verb

The scene gives us little, just Porsha telling NeNe the itinerary, showing her some clothes, and then moving right along.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Video of the incident that went viral online shows students telling a man authorities say is Morgan to get out of an Athens bar.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

Cities around the country are weighing tradeoffs that come with data centers that require massive amounts of power and land.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
During testing, the robot moved a refrigerator weighing more than 100 pounds after training with substantially lighter loads.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of weighing

Verb

Parents are naming guardians for their children in case they are detained or deported, while others have stopped working, shopping or even leaving home, relying instead on neighbors and churches.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Pallister’s process, not relying on hope as a strategy, is working.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of relying

Verb

McGurn said Truth Social is in conversations to sign up cloud computing companies, large news organizations, and developers of large language models.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Shares of cloud computing company CoreWeave surged more than 18% and Super Micro Computer’s stock jumped nearly 9% before the market opened on strong quarterly results.

— Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of computing

Verb

Desperate for answers, Reeder is depending on detectives investigating his daughter’s disappearance to crack the case.

— Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
That trial is scheduled to begin next month, but could be pushed back or canceled altogether depending on what the judge decides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of depending

Verb

What’s the latest regarding the battle over the ownership of the club?

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday was found dead on Friday, according to the university, amid plagiarism allegations and accusations regarding his background and qualifications.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026