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

It had been advertised on Facebook group CT Sports Horses, which is run by Hopkins and another person, and describes itself as selling "safe sports horses" that have six-month warranties.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the residents of Nodaway County, Mo., are answering rationally when they object to the proposed data center he describes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Fatima describes two occasions where "good Samaritans" brought rice or potatoes.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Jackson rightly describes this “Catch-Me-If-You-Can approach” to legal strategy as what it is: a cynical gotcha game designed to dodge legal accountability for as long as possible.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Galileo’s law of fall describes in mathematical terms what happens when bodies fall under ideal conditions; but it does not explain anything.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton