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describe
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DESCRIBE
1
to give a representation or account of in words <he tried to describe the dream he had last night as accurately as he could>
Related Words characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimage
Near Antonyms color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
2
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>
3
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group <how would you describe the Inupiat people you encountered in Alaska?>
Related Words categorize, classify, pigeonhole, type; color, identify, indicate, name, specify; distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp
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