describes

VERB

explain in speech, writing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call characterize chronicle construe define depict detail express illustrate interpret label name outline portray recount report represent specify tell term

STRONG

communicate delineate distinguish draw elucidate epitomize exemplify explicate expound illuminate image impart limn narrate paint particularize picture recite rehearse relate sketch state trace transmit

WEAK

convey image make apparent make clear make sense of make vivid mark out write up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse distort hide ignore listen misunderstand suppress

STRONG

cloud complicate keep mystify obscure take

WEAK

misrepresent mix up

Example Sentences

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describes

Paddy describes himself as an "artist, inventor, explorer and plumber based in Belfast".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Flores describes “Ritchie Forever” as a “multimedia experience, going back in time with sound and immersing in the history.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

It describes the expansion history of the universe, the appearance of background radiation, the BAO feature, the growth of galaxies, the development of large-scale cosmic structure, and much more.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

Ms. Rogoyska describes how the Lutetia became a haven for those who had fled the Nazis as well as those who were aligned with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

And he describes the sphere of water as like a cloak or hood covering the earth.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton