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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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“That gap matters,” Jay said, “and Floridians should notice it. He describes this as a challenge to surrogacy. It’s really a challenge to most assisted reproduction—regardless of who the parents are.”

From Slate • May 13, 2026

“The Bible describes that battle as there was 100,000 people on each side. Well, it’s never been portrayed like that because we’ve never had the resources,” Erwin said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Carragher describes the 15 minutes at half-time as "chaotic".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

On the tumbling ballad “Cowtown,” he describes the environment as “Where no one ever makes a sound / Except me on this guitar,” which could sound peaceful and content or lonely and frustrated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

And he describes the sphere of water as like a cloak or hood covering the earth.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton