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

In “Hey Jude,” a cycle of syllables describes taking a sad song and making it better.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

She has received supportive messages from players and has been able to delegate jobs to her coaching staff, who she describes as "phenomenal".

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Instead, the theory describes how the universe developed from an extremely hot and dense state.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Morgentaler describes getting calls “all the time”—for instance, from men completely unable to find a physician to prescribe testosterone therapy.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

Joey describes the ramshackle cabins, the lack of food and medicine, the rotted roofs and floors.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly