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

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 keep mystify obscure take

WEAK

misrepresent mix up

Example Sentences

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As the Times describes the order, he wants the intelligence agencies to “turn over the names” of all foreign spies, “including suspected spies and potential recruits” on a single all-in-one-place list.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

It notes that he has a doctorate and vaguely describes him as “an author, historian, and investor.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

To counter these disruptions and help enforce the platform’s year-round ban on open-invite parties, Airbnb five years ago began using machine-learning technology to weed out what the company describes as “higher-risk” bookings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Bill Eddy, a longtime conflict resolution specialist, also describes relationship dynamics between siblings that can be similar to a divorcing couple trying to make it work for the kids.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

There is one valve closed by a weight, although it is not in this case a safety valve; however, Papin describes the operation of such a valve.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton