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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An Iranian living in Rasht, near the Caspian Sea coast, described the city as unrecognisable.

From BBC

“These Divided Isles” describes how terrorists and visionaries followed a wandering path to peace at the end of the 20th century, and the reasons why the fragile equilibrium has been put in jeopardy again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Millar said economists had described stamp duty as one of the "most economically damaging taxes that we have".

From BBC

Their reports cite other former employees of Iglesias who describe a threatening, highly stressful atmosphere for those working for him.

From BBC

It was the most unusual contraption, and I can best describe it as a horsehair cage.

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