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

The proposed change will improve productivity and strengthen the economy with what his government describes as one of the most-significant changes to Canada’s business tax system in half a century,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

What Nichter describes has made a comeback in our era.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Tarlov describes the encounter in her new book “I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends,” out Sept. 15.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Felton says he was struck by Pratt's confidence and describes him as a "charming young man and fabulous actor".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Galileo’s law of fall describes in mathematical terms what happens when bodies fall under ideal conditions; but it does not explain anything.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton