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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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Office of Government Ethics, a 69-page financial-disclosure document describes the next Fed chair’s portfolio of holdings.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

He accepts there are many positive aspects to AI, but describes the current landscape as a "wild west" in terms of regulation and says some ads could be harmful.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Martel describes the month she spent in L.A. — an eye injury prevented her from flying home sooner — as a “lot of fun in the end,” even if no blockbuster emerged from it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

IonQ is also collaborating with other quantum companies in its goal to establish itself as what de Masi describes as “the biggest merchant supplier to the sector.”

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Brahe did not count the star of Bethlehem as a true star, for the Gospel of Matthew describes it as moving in the heavens.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton