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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As a result, the model can more accurately describe how matter around a massive black hole changes the orbit of the smaller object and reshapes the gravitational waves that are emitted.

From Science Daily

"The material was thrown up into the atmosphere, and was globally transported and deposited in a broadly distributed layer that we earlier have described."

From Science Daily

Fans on Miami's beachfront described the fight as "fake" but Paul, as ever, spins the suspicion into his favour.

From BBC

“It honestly couldn’t describe him better. It’s just exactly what he would do in that situation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But Morales, who described herself as politically independent, sees Cuellar as the person who tried to save her daughter’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal

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