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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
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conceal confuse distort hide ignore listen misunderstand suppress
STRONG
cloud complicate mystify obscure
WEAK
misrepresent mix up

Example Sentences

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"I would describe it as busy, and difficult, and testing… the level of increases that we're witnessing, we just haven't seen them before," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“This is a love story,” she begins, going on to describe the ways love can make you crazy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

This process led to the emergence of what researchers describe as "warrior" types in early wheat varieties.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Gibbons said the crew were also able to describe what they observed when the Moon was dark.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“I-I don’t know how to describe it. I wasn’t afraid of the sea. I didn’t think I was in any danger. I just...disliked it. Intensely.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook