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 While readers aren’t likely counting up words while reading, chapter length contributes greatly to pacing and development. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 The movie is playing on the coasts with AMC Lincoln Square counting the best sum for the film. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026 This was the 13th crew launched by SpaceX for NASA, not counting 2020's test flight. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Members of the public interested in observing the ballot-counting process are encouraged to contact the county elections office. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The first goal of his career is the 21st by a goalie, counting the playoffs. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Booking’s roughly 9,000 engineers are getting about 30% more code into production, counting only merge requests that pass testing and quality control. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 That would be a major miss, given the film’s production budget was about $125 million (not counting marketing costs). — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Instead, as Harper stood in the batter’s box in the sixth inning Thursday night against Suarez, those watching at home resigned themselves to counting down the outs to a long winter. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counting

Verb

The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
The discovery is the latest instance of CDE leadership telling employees bedbugs are not in the building, only for more to be discovered at a later date and igniting doubt among CDE’s workforce on whether treatment is effective.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

The city’s zoning administrator is now weighing whether to revoke the operator’s permit.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Beyond apprenticeships, the mayor’s childcare office is weighing opportunities for assistant teachers to become lead teachers, and partnerships with CUNY and other higher education institutions on more traditional models.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of weighing

Verb

Apply the same technique to other theme answers, relying on the crossing entries for help.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Today, Putin follows essentially the same model, seeking to erode allies’ confidence in NATO’s Article 5 by relying on tactics that fall below the threshold of a conventional warfare and leave unaffected members hesitant to respond.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of relying

Verb

Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing that allowing the case to move forward prevents the lower court from considering Pike’s allegations from her childhood.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The Florida Department of Education is considering a new dress code policy for employees that puts restrictions on religious head coverings, Crocs and short skirts.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of considering

Verb

The abundance of computing power created by the AI buildout is also behind Hayes' latest crypto venture, Flop, an AI-agent payments project expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
If, say, a Chinese model developer can piggyback on all the money and computing power those companies have invested, the incentive to keep making new models starts to evaporate.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of computing

Verb

Trust ends up mattering more than uptime in deciding which platforms get automated against, and which get left out.

— Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Sai’Vion Jones is a third-round pick from 2025, and maybe that ends up mattering here, but Jackson’s a better player at this stage.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattering

Verb

The aircraft has an endurance of more than 30 hours, depending on its configuration and mission profile, and can achieve a maximum speed of approximately 210 knots.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Contributions would increase depending on family size, with a family of four expected to pay $500,000, officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of depending

Verb

Restaurants are allowed to set their own policies regarding underage people sitting at the bar, Liquor License said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Anyone with any information regarding this suspect or incident is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026