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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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From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

They’ve ruined the most amazing, the most beautiful place on earth,” and tweaked a popular Texas slight about someone being all hat and no cattle to describe Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But that is not how you would describe new Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

When Dr. Johnson wrote that, the word yelp was sometimes used to describe the barks of bloodhounds that tracked runaway slaves.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis