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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

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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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Trump describes his death as a major blow to IS's African and global networks, disrupting funding channels and command structures.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

One of her most moving chapters describes how people with Alzheimer’s gain temporary access to memories of who they are when they hear songs from their own reminiscence bumps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Four years into the Russian invasion, the idea -- known as swarm drones -- is one of the hottest topics in military tech in a country that describes itself as the world-leader in drone warfare.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Jeffrey Judge of Chesapeake Financial Planners said he works with clients who are living out exactly what the Society of Actuaries survey describes, and he argued the numbers may actually be optimistic.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Tuchman’s book describes how the world’s great powers, through a series of misunderstandings, stumbled into the First World War.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin