Home Synonyms recite

Synonyms of recite in English:

recite


See US English definition of recite

See UK English definition of recite

See Spanish definition of recitar

verb

1‘we used to have great fun reciting poetry to each other’

SYNONYMS
repeat from memory, say aloud, read aloud, declaim, quote, speak, deliver, render
intone, chant
spout, parrot, say parrot-fashion
daven
rare cantillate, intonate, bespout

2‘sometimes, if he got bored, he would just stand up and start reciting’

SYNONYMS
give a recitation, say a poem, perform
informal do one's party piece

3‘once again, Sir John recited the facts they knew’

SYNONYMS
enumerate, list, detail, itemize, reel off, rattle off
recount, relate, describe, narrate, give an account of, run through, recapitulate, repeat, rehearse, specify, particularize, spell out