enumerate

Name one by one

To enumerate is to list items one by one, often counting or numbering them: Let me enumerate the reasons this won't work.

The word implies methodical, complete listing rather than casual mention.

In programming, to enumerate means to iterate through a collection, accessing each element in sequence.

The report enumerated all violations found during the inspection.

counting

tally

Recorded count

tabulate · reckon · calculate · quantify · score · figure · census · poll · headcount · inventory

listing

itemize

List by particulars

  • catalogueSystematic list of items
  • indexAlphabetical guide to contents
  • recordPreserved account or achievement

detail · specify · outline · compile · document · chronicle · log · roster · manifest · schedule

computing

iterate

Repeat a process cyclically

  • loopCurve closing on itself
  • traverseMove across an area
  • indexAlphabetical guide to contents

array · collection · iterator · recursion · data structure · parsing · algorithm · mapping · counter · increment

sequencing

order

Methodical arrangement or request

series · progression · succession · chronology · prioritize · hierarchy · ordinal · step by step · in order · consecutively

Categories
Opposites
specificity and detail

enumerategeneralize

Make broadly applicable

summarize · estimate · approximate · guess · gloss over

order and organization

enumeratejumble

Confused disorderly collection

randomize · scramble · shuffle · disorder · mingle

disclosure and communication

enumerateconceal

Keep from being seen

withhold · omit · obscure · hide · suppress

Phrases
Family

enumeration, enumerated, enumerating, enumerates, enumerations, enumerator, enumerable, enumerators

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G