DE-SCRIBES Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

describes

verb

present tense third-person singular of describe

as in depicts

to give a representation or account of in words he tried to describe the dream he had last night as accurately as he could

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as in tells

to give an oral or written account of in some detail a biography of Washington that describes the decisive Battle of Yorktown at great length

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as in characterizes

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group how would you describe the Inupiat people you encountered in Alaska?

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Recent Examples of describes And that describes this Panthers offense to a tee. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026 The geological formation has been studied for decades, and that long record of scientific interest shapes how the company describes its role. —

Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Kay describes the aesthetic of the record in bursts. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026 Recent reporting on Meta describes a project to build a highly realistic AI version of Mark Zuckerberg that can sit in for him with employees. —

Mukund Jha, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 The book describes both her research into C-PTSD and her extensive efforts to heal. —

Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 The report actually describes something that sounds like Google’s Magic Cue, which relies on Gemini to offer suggestions based on your activity. —

Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 This entry further describes the structure of the CRTC and discusses its policy objectives and operations. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 The owner of concert promoter Brew Ha Ha Productions describes himself as a libertarian-leaning conservative who built his career in San Juan Capistrano. —

Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

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That begins with a reasonably effective prologue that depicts the fall of her childhood home, Edenia, and gives Kitana’s origin a more solid foundation than any of her cast mates.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
If The House is Burning captured the joie de vivre of reclaiming your life after years of disassociation and detachment, IT’S BEEN AWFUL depicts the excruciating process of living with your eyes wide open, of holding up the mirror to your face and not looking away.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026