Synonyms of definitions

definitions

noun

plural of definition

as in descriptions

a vivid representation in words of someone or something

he gave us his definition of the perfect romantic evening on the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descriptions
• portraits
• depictions
• pictures
• portrayals
• sketches
• tales
• renderings
• vignettes
• delineations
• accounts
• narratives
• reports
• explanations
• anecdotes
• stories
• illustrations
• portraitures
• chronicles
• yarns
• clarifications
• demonstrations
• exemplifications
• explications
• expositions
• elucidations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of definitions

Most of us who do philosophy began by hoping to find definitions too. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Businesses also need common definitions, clear ownership and confidence in the underlying information. — Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Aligning the machines to shift toward existing norms is already a moral and philosophical decision, one that relies on all sorts of conditional definitions. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026

Other definitions created in the latter part of the 20th century echo many of these themes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Those definitions were haggled and pored over at the conventions, Tremper said, and are not set in stone, many of them changeable based on member feedback. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Europol does not keep statistics on nihilistic violent extremism because definitions of it differ and acts can fall into the category of ordinary criminality as well as terrorism. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

If the data or definitions are subject to political interpretation, that trust and the nation’s ability to respond effectively are quickly lost. — Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026

Our driving-city culture necessarily muddles or fuses the definitions of restaurant and bar. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026