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

More awkwardly, a line about Kavalan single malt now describes it as coming from the “Taiwan region,” a geographic descriptor sufficiently vague to satisfy the censor.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

The Grammy-winning songwriter has a new PBS special and an album of old tunes he describes as his ‘problem children.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Instead, he describes it as a deliberate tactical and strategic retreat.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

These changes matter because crystals affect magma's viscosity, which describes how easily a substance flows.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

The way he describes this place makes it sound like the great bazaars of northern Africa I’ve read about in books.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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