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Definitions

describe

[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /
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
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conceal confuse distort hide ignore listen misunderstand suppress
STRONG
cloud complicate mystify obscure
WEAK
misrepresent mix up

Example Sentences

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"He certainly will continue to describe to us and everyone else what it felt like to be that close to that celestial body."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“This is a love story,” she begins, going on to describe the ways love can make you crazy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

This process led to the emergence of what researchers describe as "warrior" types in early wheat varieties.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Folan would often describe her early years of marriage and motherhood, in an idyllic white house in a tawny Connecticut suburb, as looking blissful on the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s true I was saying ‘Toro, toro,’ but only to describe to Miss Lumley something that happened between our master and mistress.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood