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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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For his part, Musk describes his martian ambitions as key to the long-term survival of the human race.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Wallace describes the tribute as "just really gorgeous" and says it was "definitely the right way to go about it".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

She says less about the Obamas, but nevertheless describes a warm visit with them at the White House,

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In Peacock’s cast reveal published Thursday, Montgomery describes herself as “the full package.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Papin’s pump consists of a cylinder with a piston; the piston is sealed by a layer of water, and Papin describes with care how to achieve this.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton