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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To counter these disruptions and help enforce the platform’s year-round ban on open-invite parties, Airbnb five years ago began using machine-learning technology to weed out what the company describes as “higher-risk” bookings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Bill Eddy, a longtime conflict resolution specialist, also describes relationship dynamics between siblings that can be similar to a divorcing couple trying to make it work for the kids.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

He describes himself as a "wendekind"; a child of the turning point.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

She describes her three-year relationship with Paiva as incredibly loving, although she admits to being the more possessive of the two.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Sometimes she describes a place that sounds like heaven.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi