COUNTS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

counts 1 of 2

noun

plural of count

as in tallies

a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added my count for the number of bird species and subspecies that visited the sanctuary that weekend was 43

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as in indictments

a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person she's been charged with two counts of larceny

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counts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of count

as in tells

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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as in matters

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

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as in relies

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

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as in considers

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 counts

Noun

Hidden like counts, disabled autoplay by default, and a ban on extreme makeup filters in addition to Meta’s existing cosmetic-surgery filter ban. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Clancy, 36, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of her children — Cora, Dawson and Callan, all younger than 6 — who were discovered strangled at the family's home in January 2023. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Seminole County Public Schools and the School District of Osceola County each lost about 2,000 students, their 10-day counts show, while Lake County only lost about 200 students. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Samuel Bateman, 50, received the sentence after a Coconino County jury convicted him of three counts of child abuse, the Coconino County Attorney’s Office announced. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Carter also faces two counts of committing assault with a semiautomatic gun upon a peace officer. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Making a company spend $300 million on fire-retardant materials counts. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 Samuel Bateman, 50, was convicted of three child abuse counts stemming from an August 2022 traffic stop in Flagstaff that led to the discovery of three girls, ages 11 to 14, in the trailer. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Darryl McCauley was sentenced to six years in prison on charges including larceny, forgery, and embezzlement; Erika McCauley was sentenced to two to three years in prison on charges including two counts of larceny. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

This move revives a civil rights debate over discipline in K-12 schools and what counts as discrimination. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 As part of the revamp, Hatchet, which counts Electronic Arts and NASCAR among its clients, will creator analytics including discovery, campaign tracking and ROI measurement. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 There aren’t many — perhaps any — unless one counts nonlocal chains like Jimmy John’s and Firehouse Subs. — Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Puig counts two of the top franchises — Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male and Rabanne 1 Million — while Chanel Bleu de Chanel is the fourth-biggest men’s franchise in America. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement, which got its name just two years ago, now counts more than forty per cent of the country as supporters. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 That would require a minimum of 13th place at the Tour Championship, where the $40 million purse now counts as official money instead of a bonus. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 What really counts is who currently has permission to open it and what the General access setting says. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 New teachers reported for orientation Thursday, as the district counts down the days until students return to the classroom. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counts

Noun

The group began promoting the project this spring with a slew of singles, one of which is currently on the rise on various Billboard tallies.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
It’s been a long five years since Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car rode a rave of critical support to a Best Picture nomination off of miniscule box-office tallies.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of tallies

Noun

Tens of thousands of dollars were flowing through these interactions, the indictments show.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

— Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of indictments

Verb

Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
The limited series tells the story of two sisters who go on the run after an act of vengeance goes wrong.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tells

Verb

This matters to Warsh because Korea’s sizable, open economy often serves as an early-warning system for global inflection points.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Kelly said Markey’s push for greater regulation of data centers matters more to him than the senator’s awkward answer about AI.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of matters

Verb

Much of Amazon’s public defense relies on an assertion that its ad prices haven’t risen significantly.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
The company relies heavily on outside financing from partners for its data center campuses, and hasn't yet generated any revenue from that portion of its business, according to the SEC filing.

— CJ Haddad, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of relies

Noun

Nearly all his conduct charges were dismissed, the suit says, even as the student faced a lengthy campus ban.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Selective repression had already been introduced before 2022 with the imprisonment of a number of governors, ministers, and high-ranking civil servants on charges of corruption and abuse of power.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026