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Synonyms for describe
dɪˈskraɪbde·scribe
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Princeton's WordNet
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, evisceratereport, 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, keytrace, 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, eviscerateidentify, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
describeverb
describeverb
Synonyms:
represent (by words), portray, depict, explain, recount, narrate, relate, give an account of, set forthdescribeverb
Synonyms:
characterize, specify the peculiarities of, set forth the character of
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "describe":
describing, outline, describes, depict, description, described, portray, explain, indicate, characterize, designate
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How to use describe in a sentence?
There are no words to describe how it feels when you are wrongly convicted and sitting in a cold cell, infested with insects, nurturing a broken shoulder, sitting in that prison cell, it was difficult not to feel betrayed and abandoned by Prime Minister Harper.
For them this is worse than losing the life of a child, to have them join such a horrible, horrible gang of violent extremists, nothing can describe the pain they are facing.
Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe, aren't even aware of.
The object of the poet is not to accurately describe an emotion brought about from an experience, but rather, the poem is an acknowledgement that words have rendered themselves useless and the attempt to write is merely an acknowledgement of that moment
Was that a waste of time? he asked. When young Cierra Cowden had the courage to take the stand and talk about how she missed waking up to her dad's singing: was that a waste of time? When Sandy Phillips got up and told the jury about Jessica's enthusiasm for life: was that a waste of time? When Tom Sullivan, a man with a larger than life personality, got up and broke down on the stand talking about his close friendship with his son, was that a waste of time? Samour pointed out that with no appeals in sight, this trial has officially wrapped up in just over 3 years, saying that's record time for a death penalty case. Is prison really a much less severe sentence than death? he asked. Holmes will die in the custody of the department of corrections. Samour told the victims that there are no words to adequately describe what they've gone through. I've been doing criminal law for 2 decades and before this case I'd never seen a police officer or first responder break down on the witness stand.
Translations for describe
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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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