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descriptions

noun , plural of description

Synonyms and Antonyms of descriptions

1 a vivid representation in words of someone or something

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

Synonyms of descriptions

definitions, delineations, depictions, pictures, portraits, portraitures, portrayals, renderings, sketches, vignettes

Words Related to descriptions

accounts, anecdotes (also anecdota), chronicles, narratives, reports, stories, tales, yarns

demonstrations, exemplifications, illustrations

clarifications, elucidations, explanations, explications, expositions

2 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 of descriptions

breeds, classes, feathers, genres, ilks, kidneys, kinds, likes, manners, natures, orders, sorts, species, strains, stripes, types, varieties

Words Related to descriptions

samples, specimens

brackets, bunches, categories, divisions, families, grades, groups, groupings, lots, persuasions, ranks, sets, suites

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