Synonyms of descriptions

descriptions

noun

plural of description

1

as in depictions

a vivid representation in words of someone or something

we immediately recognized the man from our cousin's description of him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in types

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

fixes small appliances and other things of that description

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• sorts
• genres
• stripes
• varieties
• breeds
• natures
• species
• manners
• classes
• feathers
• categories
• kidneys
• likes
• orders
• strains
• models
• persuasions
• ilks
• samples
• specimens
• groupings
• groups
• brackets
• families
• ranks
• sets
• grades
• suites
• divisions
• lots
• bunches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of descriptions

Below is a list of the grants and their descriptions included in a news release from the governor's office. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Gonzalez said suspect descriptions generally are not broadcast over police radio based solely on information provided by a 911 caller. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

On the page, Hig’s first-person descriptions of his everyday adventures, and of the waning natural world around him, had an honest, melancholy soul to them. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Then law enforcement officers can search that data using natural-language descriptions (for example car color or a bumper sticker) across thousands of jurisdictions simultaneously. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

The groundswell of support has been echoed by women across the nation who have seen some of their own experiences reflected in Clancy’s descriptions of her postpartum mental health struggles and difficulty navigating the system to get help. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Well, there are some rules out there already in terms of states requiring that companies list salary ranges in the job descriptions. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

These form the spine of the book, interwoven with descriptions of swims of varying lengths in a very wide range of locales—rivers, waterfalls, ponds, different coves and beaches, each different and beautifully captured for the reader. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

The results showed that ratings and reviews, with 53 percent, and detailed product descriptions, with 52 percent, now beat a discount or deal, with 49 percent, as the factors shoppers weigh most when forming buying decisions. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026