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- call
- characterize
- chronicle
- construe
- define
- depict
- detail
- express
- illustrate
- interpret
- label
- name
- outline
- portray
- recount
- report
- represent
- specify
- tell
- term
- communicate
- delineate
- distinguish
- draw
- elucidate
- epitomize
- exemplify
- explicate
- expound
- illuminate
- image
- impart
- limn
- narrate
- paint
- particularize
- picture
- recite
- rehearse
- relate
- sketch
- state
- trace
- transmit
- convey image
- make apparent
- make clear
- make sense of
- make vivid
- mark out
- write up
On this page you’ll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to describe, such as: call, characterize, chronicle, construe, define, and depict.
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How to use describe in a sentence
What that means, as Doughty described and we verified, is that for the time being — maybe for the first time in our adult lifetimes — we can experience the island without a crowd for company.
A MAUI VACATION IN THREE ACTSALEX PULASKIFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO DESCRIBE
- belong to
- brand
- button down
- constitute
- define
- delineate
- describe
- designate
- differentiate
- discriminate
- feature
- identify
- indicate
- individualize
- individuate
- inform
- make up
- mark
- outline
- peculiarize
- peg
- personalize
- pigeonhole
- portray
- represent
- signalize
- singularize
- stamp
- style
- symbolize
- tab
- typecast
- belongs to
- brands
- buttons down
- constitutes
- defines
- delineates
- describes
- designates
- differentiates
- discriminates
- features
- identifies
- indicates
- individualizes
- individuates
- informs
- makes up
- marks
- outlines
- peculiarizes
- pegs
- personalizes
- pigeonholes
- portrays
- represents
- signalizes
- singularizes
- stamps
- styles
- symbolizes
- tabs
- typecasts
- ascertain
- assign
- call a spade a spade
- characterize
- construe
- decide
- delineate
- denominate
- denote
- describe
- designate
- detail
- determine
- dub
- elucidate
- entitle
- etch
- exemplify
- explain
- expound
- formalize
- illustrate
- interpret
- label
- lay it out
- nail it down
- name
- prescribe
- represent
- specify
- spell out
- tag
- translate
- belts
- binds
- borders
- circumscribes
- compasses
- confines
- curbs
- delineates
- demarcates
- distinguishes
- edges
- encircles
- encloses
- encompasses
- envelops
- establishes
- fence in
- fixes
- flanks
- girdles
- girds
- limits
- marks
- marks out
- rims
- sets
- sets bounds to
- settles
- stakes out
- surrounds
- verges
- wall in
- confirm
- debunk
- describe
- express
- give for instance
- make clear
- ostend
- proclaim
- set forth
- show how
- teach
- testify to
- walk one through
- confirms
- debunks
- describes
- expresses
- gives for instance
- makes clear
- ostends
- proclaims
- sets forth
- shows how
- teaches
- testifies to
- walks one through
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Определения слова describe
- описывать; рассказывать, изображать; характеризовать
- описывать, вычерчивать (фигуру)
Синонимы к слову describe
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- depict
- explain
- express
- illustrate
- portray
- tell
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1 characterize, define, depict, detail, explain, express, illustrate, narrate, portray, recount, relate, report, specify, tell
2 delineate, draw, mark out, outline, trace
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
describe
( describes 3rd person present) ( describing present participle) ( described past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time… V wh
She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together… V n
Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden. V -ing
2 verb If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so.
He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale… V n as n
Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined… V n as adj
He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process. V n as -ing
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gams |
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term used to describe a woman’s legs |
[Slang] E.g: She is pretty and has some great gams. |
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used to describe a person. i.e this is the qua am telling you about or he is a fantastic qua |
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used to describe an flawless and undescrible human being. |
Bahamas Riccardo is a camper. |
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Lesewut |
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Lesewut is a German word for «reading craze» (literally) used to describe a specific period in the intellectual history of Germany from the late eighteenth century onward. |
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cabbitch |
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used to describe a female who smells like a cabbage and is acting like a bitch |
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bromance |
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blend of «brother» and «romance» used to describe a strong friendship between two males. |
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muffin top |
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informal term used to describe the flab in the abdominal area rolling over tight clothes |
from the resemblance with a muffin whose top exceeds the margins of the paper it is baked in |
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squad goals |
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Term used to describe who one wants their group to be or what they want their group to accomplish. |
[Slang] This has been made popular by Taylor Swift and her fleet of Twitter followers. «Oh my gosh, they are seriously squad goals!» |
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herding cats |
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expression used to describe an attempt to organize a difficult or unpredictable situation; trying to coordinate a group of people who tend to act chaotically |
[Bus.] E.g: Some say that managing a team is herding cats. |
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up and running |
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expression used to describe something working fine, good or excellent |
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clickety-clack |
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word used to describe the sound made by the wheels of a train |
by extension, it can be applied to other rhythmic similar sounds (for example, the sound of a clock or of a typing machine) |
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jump the shark |
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expression used to describe something that is in decline or has lost the qualities that made it popular, appealing, successful |
used originally in media to describe a show or a movie that is declining in popularity. E.g: I loved their ads, but with the last ones they just jump the shark. |
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one tough cookie |
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generally, an endearment expression used to describe someone who, contrary to the appearances, proves to have strength, determination |
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that ship has sailed |
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expression used to describe a lost opportunity or something that is unlikely to happen in the current circumstances |
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eat one’s own dogfood |
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expression used to describe the practice of a company using internally the marketed products |
[Bus.] expression originating from and widely used in software industry; the practice is also known as «dogfooding» |
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the shit hits the fan |
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familiar and evocative expression used to describe a chaotic situation in which things turn wrong, suddenly causing a lot of trouble or making someone very angry |
[Fam.] Ex.: The shit hit the fan when his wife found out that he had cheated on her. |
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dark night of the soul |
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1. [Rel.] expression used to describe metaphorically a period of ignorance and spiritual crisis that precedes the communion with Divinity ; 2. in a larger meaning, it is used when refering to having a hard time, going through a phase of pessimism, sadness, failure etc. |
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 3 votes
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describe
Synonyms:
draw, delineate, portray, explain, illustrate, define, picture, depict, represent, relate, narrate, recountAntonyms:
confound, confuse, mystify, misrepresent, caricature, distort
Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:3.8 / 6 votes
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describe, depict, drawverb
give a description of
«He drew an elaborate plan of attack»
Synonyms:
tie, distinguish, take in, suck up, portray, pull in, attract, get, identify, quarter, thread, show, run, depict, guide, key out, drag, draw in, key, suck, delineate, report, make, soak up, cast, picture, pull, get out, take out, disembowel, sop up, puff, limn, reap, pass, render, imbibe, take up, string, line, name, pull out, draw, draw off, force, trace, absorb, withdraw, draw and quarter, pull back, account, discover, eviscerate -
report, describe, accountverb
to give an account or representation of in words
«Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental»
Synonyms:
account, identify, report, name, answer for, draw, delineate, depict, key out, trace, line, cover, discover, distinguish, calculate, key -
trace, draw, line, describe, delineateverb
make a mark or lines on a surface
«draw a line»; «trace the outline of a figure in the sand»
Synonyms:
tie, distinguish, take in, account, hunt, suck up, get, attract, decipher, thread, quarter, sop up, hound, pull in, depict, guide, key out, drag, draw in, key, suck, specify, delineate, report, make, outline, soak up, run along, retrace, define, pull, get out, take out, disembowel, cast, puff, limn, follow, reap, delimit, pass, identify, imbibe, string, draw and quarter, name, pull out, delimitate, draw, draw off, line, run, force, trace, absorb, withdraw, pull back, take up, discover, eviscerate -
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameverb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Synonyms:
account, detect, distinguish, chance upon, signalise, trace, let out, separate, place, secern, bring out, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, depict, cite, find, get word, differentiate, fall upon, refer, strike, spot, report, nominate, make, pick out, see, find out, key, expose, bring up, give away, mark, break, appoint, severalise, tell apart, signalize, happen upon, delineate, list, divulge, identify, make out, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, recognize, line, name, pick up, call, mention, draw, discern, advert, recognise, tell, unwrap, constitute, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, diagnose, discover, secernate, severalize, hear
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describeverb
Synonyms:
delineate, trace, draw, mark out -
describeverb
Synonyms:
represent (by words), portray, depict, explain, recount, narrate, relate, give an account of, set forth -
describeverb
Synonyms:
characterize, specify the peculiarities of, set forth the character of
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List of paraphrases for «describe»:
describing, outline, describes, depict, description, described, portray, explain, indicate, characterize, designate
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Chloe Martin:
While individuals are free to speak about their interactions with the FBI, we do not, as a matter of practice, discuss or describe any contact we have or allegedly have with individuals, at this time, and until it reaches the public realm, we can’t discuss the details.
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Megan Fox:
I would describe myself as a seeker. A seeker is someone who is never content to have obtained enough knowledge. History only gives us a one-sided view of the truth. That’s something I know from personal experience. My own history has been rewritten by other people who had a vested interest in changing the narrative, i haven’t spent my entire life building a career in academia so I don’t have to worry about my reputation or being rebuked by my colleagues, which allows me to push back on the status quo. So much of our history needs to be re-examined.
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Mississippi ICU nurse Nichole Atherton:
It’s hard to see a 34-year-old with a family not make it, you can’t describe that.
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Jim Albracht:
During the broadcast, I used a comparison when trying to describe a talented Maryland basketball player. In no way did I intend to offend or disparage the player, i take full responsibility for my inappropriate word choice and offer a sincere apology to him and anyone else who was offended. I will use this as an opportunity to grow as a person and learn more about unconscious bias.
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Passenger Megan Vandervest:
I would describe the experience as kind of extreme turbulence on an airplane but louder, and there was kind of a lot of smoke smell. The first thought I really had when I woke up was,’ Oh my God we’re derailing,’ it was probably 10 or 15 seconds of rocking back and forth and tons of noise, and then we came to a stop. Really we didn’t know what was going on for a couple of minutes.
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- beskryfAfrikaans
- وصفArabic
- апі́сваць, апіса́цьBelarusian
- очертавам, описвамBulgarian
- descriureCatalan, Valencian
- popisovat, popsatCzech
- beskriveDanish
- beschreibenGerman
- περιγράφωGreek
- priskribiEsperanto
- describirSpanish
- kirjeldamaEstonian
- kuvata, kuvaillaFinnish
- décrireFrench
- לתארHebrew
- वर्णन करना, वर्णनHindi
- leírHungarian
- նկարագրելArmenian
- describerInterlingua
- deskriptarIdo
- lýsaIcelandic
- descrivereItalian
- 記述, 描写Japanese
- აღწერაGeorgian
- 서술, 묘사Korean
- dēscrībōLatin
- aprašytiLithuanian
- aprakstītLatvian
- beskriveNorwegian
- beschrijven, omschrijvenDutch
- opisywać, opisaćPolish
- descreverPortuguese
- descrieRomanian
- описа́ть, очерти́ть, опи́сывать, оче́рчиватьRussian
- opisivati, opisatiSerbo-Croatian
- opísať, opisovať, určiťSlovak
- përshkruajAlbanian
- beskrivaSwedish
- விவரிக்கTamil
- tanımlamakTurkish
- опи́сувати, описа́тиUkrainian
- بیان کریںUrdu
- 描述Chinese
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