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

Example Sentences

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describes

Similarly, the Metro describes a "day of terror that shook the world".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, faces former Rep. Mike Rogers, whom my colleague Jim Newell describes as “a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.”

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

Rubio arrived in Lima after stops in Colombia and Ecuador, where he welcomed closer coordination against criminal gangs that Washington now describes as terrorist organizations.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Following what Heder describes as “the casting Olympics,’ she arrived at BAFTA-nominated actor Ruth Madeley, a wheelchair user, to play the lead role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

To be honest, the way Colin describes it, it does sound a bit ridiculous.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin