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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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One such voter, nursery worker Penelope Nelson, describes herself and her family as "fans" of Burnham.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She describes the current mood as “sodden and heavy” and says that such thinking “makes everything feel sad, defeated.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Alex Campbell, a 30-year-old operator in this system and professional drone-racing competitor, describes himself as more of a nerd than a soldier.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Jeffrey Judge of Chesapeake Financial Planners said he works with clients who are living out exactly what the Society of Actuaries survey describes, and he argued the numbers may actually be optimistic.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

In a critical sense, the police officers whom Klinger describes performed better because their senses narrowed: that narrowing allowed them to focus on the threat in front of them.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell