Synonyms for describe

Synonyms for (verb) describe

Synonyms: report, account, describe

Definition: to give an account or representation of in words

Usage: Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental

Similar words: inform

Definition: impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

Usage: I informed him of his rights


Synonyms: depict, describe, draw

Definition: give a description of

Usage: He drew an elaborate plan of attack

Similar words: exposit, expound, set forth

Definition: state

Usage: set forth one's reasons


Synonyms: trace, delineate, describe, draw, line

Definition: make a mark or lines on a surface

Usage: draw a line; trace the outline of a figure in the sand

Similar words: mark

Definition: make or leave a mark on

Usage: the scouts marked the trail; ash marked the believers' foreheads


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