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

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

One of Mr. White’s most compelling findings describes what may have been the first black joint-stock company in the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

She has received supportive messages from players and has been able to delegate jobs to her coaching staff, who she describes as "phenomenal".

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In “Hey Jude,” a cycle of syllables describes taking a sad song and making it better.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

He criticizes Vincent’s dark palette and describes to him the work of some painters he’s seeing in Paris.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman