describes

VERB

explain in speech, writing

Synonyms

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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

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describes

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 paper describes the "diplomatic row" as a "major test" for Andy Burnham and follows comments the PM made on how he was "really concerned" if the club's owners decided to sell up.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It describes several overlapping anxieties about modern restaurant food, but its prehistory belongs, at least partly, to the ghost kitchen.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

A material's critical current describes the maximum current it can carry before resistance and energy loss appear.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“When I was little, my Sunday school teacher said that in the Bible it describes Jesus as having 'skin like copper, hair like lamb’s wool.’

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English