describes

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 keep mystify obscure take

WEAK

misrepresent mix up

Example Sentences

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Unlike Einstein's General Relativity, which describes spacetime as something that can bend or curve, Einstein-Cartan theory also allows spacetime to twist.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

Rather than framing the anniversary as a victory for one political party, she describes it as a milestone belonging to every American.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Sounds like it could be pretty old, probably because it describes many countries we’re familiar with today.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2026

She works in Dubai as what she describes as a "nation builder" - helping countries "function at their highest potential" - but is originally from the island of Aruba.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Author Stephanie Nolen describes Valentina as “Gagarin in a skirt.”

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson