Thesaurus:describe

Thesaurus

describe

English

Verb

Sense: to represent with words

Synonyms

• betell
• delineate
• depict
• describe
• chronicle
• explain    [⇒ thesaurus]
• narrate
• portray
• recount
• relate
• report
• represent
• set forth
• state    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• burlesque
• caricature
• distort
• exaggerate
• misrepresent

Hyponyms

• recapitulate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• run over
• sum up
• summarize

Hypernyms

• speak    [⇒ thesaurus]
• write    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “554. representation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “594. describe” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “describe” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.