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

Iran’s semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) wrote about the 1989 funeral earlier this week, describing how the enormous crowds exceeded the numbers expected by authorities. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Furthermore, Bavarian state lawmaker Bernhard Pohl also welcomed the move, describing it as a long-term guarantee for the future of the Kaufbeuren location and its role within Germany’s expanding missile defense network. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

That difference matters, because the founders were not simply describing personal independence. — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026

As his partner and other visitors took the stage to participate, Mussafer returned to those core business principles, describing, again, how leaders can work with others to move the ball forward. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Well, not exactly — not yet, anyway — but a Zoom call is what the mayor was describing. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026

Some writers have a talent for describing families; his was for neighborhoods. — Charlie Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

That seems like a surplus, but rarely is that word sustainable when describing pitching staffs. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand. — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 June 2026