Synonyms of described

described

verb

past tense of describe

1

as in depicted

to give a representation or account of in words

he tried to describe the dream he had last night as accurately as he could

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depicted
• portrayed
• characterized
• illustrated
• painted
• rendered
• defined
• recounted
• pictured
• summarized
• sketched
• delineated
• set out
• represented
• told
• related
• demonstrated
• reported
• drew
• suggested
• limned
• showed
• imaged
• displayed
• narrated
• outlined
• labeled
• recited
• exhibited
• traced
• hinted
• qualified
• rehearsed
• drafted
• redescribed
• summed up
• silhouetted
• touched off
• vignetted
• reimaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colored
• distorted
• misrepresented
• twisted
• falsified
• misstated
• perverted
• warped
• garbled
• misdescribed

2

as in chronicled

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chronicled
• recounted
• told
• narrated
• related
• reported
• depicted
• recited
• detailed
• set forth
• stated
• charted
• rehearsed
• revealed
• disclosed
• voiced
• uttered
• enumerated
• delivered
• itemized
• expressed
• exposed
• gave
• delineated
• rendered
• sketched
• divulged
• reeled off
• bared
• particularized
• let on (about)

3

as in characterized

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group

how would you describe the Inupiat people you encountered in Alaska?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• characterized
• defined
• portrayed
• depicted
• represented
• identified
• classified
• indicated
• categorized
• charactered
• specified
• typed
• marked
• named
• pigeonholed
• stamped
• distinguished
• colored
• individualized
• particularized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of described

Authorities have described the more than two dozen threats as malicious hoaxes, and no actual attacks have been carried out. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Woodward described the initiative as part of the DOJ’s broader public safety mission. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

This fear may why 53 women in our data described a trust-breaking clinical encounter in their interview, while only seven of their medical records noted their mistrust. — Jennifer Silva, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

Primo Levi described how, in concentration camps, those who had suffered the longest sometimes met newcomers with something closer to cruelty than solidarity. — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Above that, the sundeck, described by Antonini Navi as one of the most spacious in the category, offers a dining area, barbecue, and sun pad in roughly 840 square feet. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the situation, the state of Florida has received what can only be described as a biblical amount of rain over the past week. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

On an episode of Newsom’s podcast last month that featured Equal Justice Initiative director Bryan Stevenson, the governor described the question of whether or not to grant universal clemency as a test of his conscience. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Nearly all presidents of both parties since 1923 have described libraries, whether public, academic or presidential, as a prerequisite to a healthy democracy and as crucial to sustaining an informed citizenry. — Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026