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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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Fu Sheng, chief executive of Cheetah Mobile, relentlessly shared how he "raised his lobster" on social media - a phrase users adopted to describe training the assistant for their requirements.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

After a few short weeks, multiple New York Times columnists used the word “quagmire” to describe Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The astronauts have had geology training in order to be able to photograph and describe lunar features, including ancient lava flows and impact craters.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

There was the tarte Philippe, a dessert so indescribably delicious that Penelope found herself literally unable to describe it.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.