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

Damon is the simplest and most reliable vehicle to tell us about a complicated man, as the highly lauded translator Emily Wilson describes Odysseus.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

Agbaje describes the adiposity rebound theory as a BMI-driven "false discovery."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Mr. Scott describes the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with relentless pacing and harrowing detail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Bardem describes him as a “dying beast” who has lost control of the narrative that he so meticulously orchestrated to rebuild his image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Pierson describes the creature’s weapon, a heat ray.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow