describes

VERB

explain in speech, writing

Synonyms

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call characterize chronicle construe define depict detail express illustrate interpret label name outline portray recount report represent specify tell term

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communicate delineate distinguish draw elucidate epitomize exemplify explicate expound illuminate image impart limn narrate paint particularize picture recite rehearse relate sketch state trace transmit

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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

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cloud complicate keep mystify obscure take

WEAK

misrepresent mix up

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describes

Quantum mechanics describes the unusual behavior of atoms and other extremely small objects, while Einstein's theory of gravity explains falling bodies and the large-scale structure of the Universe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Shannon, 29, is a project planner and scheduler from Gloucestershire, who was taught to bake by her beloved nan and describes her style as whimsical, quirky and rustic.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Public memory describes how collective meaning gets made and remade through stories, institutions, rituals and political arguments.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

According to Forbes, the couple’s dog is a female Samoyed, a breed the American Kennel Club describes as “smart, social, mischievous dogs who demand love and attention.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Galileo’s law of fall describes in mathematical terms what happens when bodies fall under ideal conditions; but it does not explain anything.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton