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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

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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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In its statement, the department describes the addendum as "customary", and also a necessary part of settling lawsuits in a way that ends them for good.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The validation he received there from Cage, whom he describes as “a legend,” felt like a priceless reward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The listing describes the property as the “the ultimate celebrity compound.”

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The whole is infused with a rewarding sense that readers are participating in a deeply meaningful project: “The eventual goal of science is to provide a single theory that describes the whole universe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The Logic of Port-Royal sketches what could go wrong when it describes people who are too credulous when it comes to miracles.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton