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

That prediction describes the conventional process involving a single electron.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Sworders describes the 32 lots as a "remarkable group of memorabilia from the collection of Siobhan Bailey, George Michael's long-time personal assistant and trusted confidante".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the episode, she describes her courtship with Jason and his proposal during their visit to the Cayman Islands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

In a movie industry petrified of losing people’s interest, there’s something almost subversive about “not hiding from characters talking,” as McDonagh describes his specialty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 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

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