Synonyms of describing

describing

verb

present participle of describe

1

as in depicting

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

• depicting
• portraying
• characterizing
• rendering
• illustrating
• painting
• recounting
• defining
• outlining
• picturing
• summarizing
• relating
• representing
• telling
• delineating
• sketching
• setting out
• showing
• drawing
• limning
• narrating
• demonstrating
• displaying
• suggesting
• imaging
• reporting
• reciting
• labeling
• exhibiting
• tracing
• hinting
• qualifying
• rehearsing
• drafting
• redescribing
• summing up
• silhouetting
• touching off
• reimaging
• vignetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distorting
• misrepresenting
• twisting
• falsifying
• coloring
• warping
• misstating
• perverting
• misdescribing
• garbling

2

as in telling

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

• telling
• recounting
• relating
• narrating
• chronicling
• reporting
• detailing
• depicting
• reciting
• charting
• setting forth
• stating
• voicing
• rehearsing
• revealing
• expressing
• disclosing
• uttering
• enumerating
• delivering
• exposing
• giving
• rendering
• itemizing
• divulging
• particularizing
• delineating
• baring
• sketching
• reeling off
• letting on (about)

3

as in characterizing

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

• characterizing
• portraying
• defining
• depicting
• representing
• identifying
• classifying
• charactering
• categorizing
• indicating
• specifying
• typing
• marking
• pigeonholing
• naming
• distinguishing
• individualizing
• stamping
• particularizing
• coloring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of describing

After describing a recent experience of hers involving day-old Lebanese kibbeh nayyeh, Modica laughs. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

After our investigation, my colleagues and I published a paper describing the anthrax cases from contaminated mail. — Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 26 Sep. 2026

This is Maria describing the Proust volumes, but for me those words apply to Robert Caro. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Yet customers continued describing many of the same frustrations. — Brian Tuite, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The undeniable message of AdS/CFT is that, at least in this special snow globe, the rules of gravity and the rules of quantum mechanics are secretly describing the same game — despite the storied antagonism between the two theories. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

The White House is describing the pomp and circumstance of the three-day visit, including a military review, formal state dinner, and multiple meetings and sit-downs, as a demonstration of respect. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

Waltz said the administration wants to hear directly from its Gulf partners about their concerns, describing the collective meeting as an important diplomatic opportunity. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Inter ended its statement by describing how Mazzola wished to be remembered. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026