What is another word for describe?

Synonyms for describe
dɪˈskraɪbde·scribe

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word describe.

Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. describeverb

    To represent in words.

    The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.

    Synonyms:
    depict, portray, bewrite, report, betell

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.3 / 3 votes

  1. describe

    Synonyms:
    draw, delineate, portray, explain, illustrate, define, picture, depict, represent, relate, narrate, recount

    Antonyms:
    confound, confuse, mystify, misrepresent, caricature, distort

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 6 votes

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

Matched Categories

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. describeverb

    Synonyms:
    delineate, trace, draw, mark out

  2. describeverb

    Synonyms:
    represent (by words), portray, depict, explain, recount, narrate, relate, give an account of, set forth

  3. describeverb

    Synonyms:
    characterize, specify the peculiarities of, set forth the character of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. describeverb

    Synonyms:
    delineate, depict

How to pronounce describe?

How to say describe in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#64see
#77get
#100find
#107list
#108name
#132make
#224report
#228line
#268show
#316place
#342guide
#361account
#374call
#379description
#424learn
#457thread
#569key
#631picture
#672run
#689notice
#723tell
#834mark
#846cover
#1022force
#1164follow
#1493pass
#1567string
#1618break
#1736hear
#1828described
#2228separate
#2229quarter
#2233define
#2244identify
#2394cast
#2884refer
#2915spot
#2976represent
#2995discover
#3082explain
#3114describe
#3159indicate
#3350draw
#3373suck
#3810pull
#3823specify
#3852calculate
#3884strike
#3935mention
#4299describes
#4607tie
#4730recognize
#4878hunt
#5440outline
#5503trace
#6492constitute
#6613drag
#6843relate
#7029detect
#7124reveal
#7544describing
#7554attract
#7591observe
#7982cite
#9419disclose
#9541advert
#9759render
#9954unwrap
#10269distinguish
#10275illustrate
#10524withdraw
#12149appoint
#12168recognise
#12366expose
#13120designate
#14461diagnose
#14782attain
#15816absorb
#16452hound
#17004characterize
#17532nominate
#17787differentiate
#18108puff
#18739reap
#20732depict
#24770portray
#26968discern
#29053recount
#31903decipher
#42688divulge
#43763delineate
#66202retrace
#80559narrate
#90372delimit
#127434imbibe
#159015eviscerate
#206581limn
#303626disembowel
#320551bewrite

How to use describe in a sentence?

  1. 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.

  2. Diane Morley:

    The only way I can describe it is when you’re in a car and you can feel the engine revving up— I feel like that all the time.

  3. Hassan Shibly:

    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.

  4. Ballyboy Comhaltas:

    We are truly devastated by the tragic passing of our amazing friend and musician Ashling Murphy. Words cannot describe how heartbroken we are to lose such a special young lady, far too early in her life, we are privileged to have had Ashling as a fiddle and tin whistle tutor within our branch. She had a warm and caring approach with her pupils and she inspired them to be the best they could be.

  5. Virginia Beach police:

    I still dont know why this case was so personal. There is no way I can describe that to you.


Translations for describe

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for describe »

Translation

Find a translation for the describe synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"describe." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/describe>.

Discuss these describe synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for describe?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    A word similar to "limited"?
    A general
    B unqualified
    C circumscribed
    D immoderate

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for describe: