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

Five minutes after Ralph was born, following what Ciara describes as a normal pregnancy, she noticed "big raw patches" on his hands and feet.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The team describes the early findings as promising for a cancer that remains incurable, but the results are still preliminary and involve a relatively small group of patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The category describes children who arrive in the United States without an adult, or whose parents were detained by immigration agents and are in shelters or government custody.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The U.N. describes Lamu Old Town, designated as a World Heritage site, as “the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

She describes how hundreds of people lived together in that single structure.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day