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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

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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She describes Poly as both ever-present and irretrievably gone — an absence that structured the family, then fractured it when he finally joins them thanks to the Mariel boatlift of 1980.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

A document in the files describes how she began to co-operate with the FBI that year in its investigation.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Islamic center describes itself on its website as the largest mosque in San Diego county, which lies in southern California.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Nic Carter, founding partner of investment firm Castle Island Ventures, said Polymarket should stop what he describes as passing the buck for resolving disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Celia listens with rapt attention as he describes the entire process, asking questions about the technical aspects as well as the creative ones.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern