What is another word for Enumerative?

Pronunciation: [ɪnjˈuːməɹətˌɪv] (IPA)

Enumerative refers to the act of listing or detailing things in a systematic way. Synonyms for this word include cataloguing, itemizing, tallying, counting, reckoning, tabulating, and inventorying. Cataloguing implies arranging items systematically while itemizing denotes breaking down into components. Tallying refers to counting and keeping track of numbers while reckoning suggests calculating and estimating. Tabulating implies organizing data into tables, while inventorying denotes systematically listing possessions or goods. Other synonyms for enumerative include specifying, particularizing, and specifying. All of these words refer to the act of identifying and naming individual elements in a methodical and detailed manner.

What are the hypernyms for Enumerative?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Enumerative

So again his description is sufficient: and the Enumerative particularity of it is even great part of the secret de Polichinelle to which we are coming.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
Exposition is Enumerative, description literary.
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
Descriptive passages such as this are not, indeed, common, because, as Lessing clearly pointed out, the poet depends more upon action and its effect than on mere Enumerative description.
"Religion and Art in Ancient Greece"
Ernest Arthur Gardner

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