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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Even if they describe the money as a gift, it doesn’t sound like it’s free.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Part of the challenge lies in the language used to describe these features.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

That means it may be premature to describe these Games as the "cleanest".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I describe these “residential proxy networks” in the story of college student and cyber-sleuth Benjamin Brundage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The same word Gingersnipes had used to describe Clare.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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