Definitions

describe

[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /

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 mystify obscure

WEAK

misrepresent mix up

Example Sentences

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A British mother suing TikTok after the death of her son has described the first hearing in the United States as "deeply painful".

From BBC

He once described the prospect of a humiliating cease-fire with Iraq as drinking from a poisoned chalice.

From The Wall Street Journal

What these retirees were describing wasn’t just disappointment in a lack of opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has described how journalists are now censoring themselves and are fearful about what might happen to them.

From BBC

"I was hurt by how he had described me. It made me feel sorry for the person I had been."

From BBC