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

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describes

Healthwatch England describes itself as "your health and social care champion", and works with the NHS to improve upon bad patient experiences.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Quadir describes this moment as the “age of grift.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

When the information from all of these lenses is combined, the system can reconstruct a light field, which describes the intensity, position, and direction of the incoming light.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Former Tea Party congressman Joe Walsh describes him as a “sociopath.”

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

As Phillips, Frank Readick describes the scene, imitating the frantic Hindenburg commentator.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow