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

Suede frontman Brett Anderson describes the band's 10th album as "broken music for broken people", and the music aches for connection in a technological age that feels increasingly disconnected.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

On March 11, Dr. Fauci describes a disagreement with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which he defends Mr. Trump’s decision not to impose a travel ban on the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The researchers could also change the direction of that current by rotating the polarization of the two optical fields, which describes the direction in which the light waves oscillate.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

The 33-year-old cartoonist Smiling Stone Hwang now lives what she describes as a resilient life, after she was saved by first responders.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

"Yes," said Lombard, "peculiarly unfortunate describes it very well."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie