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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describes

That prediction describes the conventional process involving a single electron.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

He describes the presenter as one of his "biggest champions" in the last decade.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Longtime comedy collaborator Tina Fey describes the moment in her memoir, Bossypants, when castmate Jimmy Fallon turned to Poehler and “in a faux-squeamish voice said, ‘Stop that!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Rispoli describes the scene as a moment that has helped Goblikon thrive in the comedy world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Brahe did not count the star of Bethlehem as a true star, for the Gospel of Matthew describes it as moving in the heavens.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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