Showing results for describes. Search instead for beschreibens.

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Holocaust Memorial Museum describes the program as a coordinated effort to strip communities of cultural identity while redistributing art through state and black-market channels.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

A 2025 patent application from UCR describes the use of pinenes to improve localized insecticide injections against western drywood termites.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The author poignantly describes Hepburn’s disappointment with a failed reconciliation with the father who deserted her when she was 6 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Bisaria describes the post-conflict environment as "a new normal with some degree of strategic ambiguity".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

When Vivian describes how it felt to be at the mercy of strangers, Molly nods.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline