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Synonyms and Antonyms of describe

synonym (synonym of describe)

  • (verb.communication)
    depict, draw
    give a description of (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    account, report
    to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    delineate, draw, line, trace
    make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name
    identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
     

hypernym (describe IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • give a description of (verb.communication)
    exposit, expound, set forth
    state (verb.communication)
     
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    mark
    make or leave a mark on (verb.change)
     
  • to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication)
    inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF describe relation)

  • give a description of (verb.communication)
    represent
    describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    delineate
    describe in vivid detail (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    adumbrate, outline, sketch
    describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of (verb.communication)
     
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    construct
    draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    inscribe
    draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    circumscribe
    draw a line around (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    write
    mark or trace on a surface (verb.creation)
     

entail (entailment relations of describe)

  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
    assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out
    arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
     

verb group (describe is verb group of ....)

  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    draw
    engage in drawing (verb.creation)
     

derivation (.... is derived from describe)

  • give a description of (verb.communication)
    characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting
    a graphic or vivid verbal description (noun.communication)
     
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
    designation, identification
    the act of designating or identifying something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    identity
    the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    name
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    naming
    the verbal act of naming (noun.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    identifiable
    capable of being identified (adj.all)
     
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    lineation
    the act of marking or outlining with lines (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    delineation, depiction, portrayal
    representation by drawing or painting etc (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    tracing
    the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing
    a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    drawing
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    tracer
    an instrument used to make tracings (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trace, tracing
    a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    line
    a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.location)
    lineation, outline
    the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location)
     
  • to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication)
    account, news report, report, story, write up
    a short account of the news (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    account, explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    description
    the act of describing something (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    account, report
    the act of informing by verbal report (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    report, study, written report
    a written document describing the findings of some individual or group (noun.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    descriptive
    serving to describe or inform or characterized by description (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym entail verb group derivation depict draw account delineate line trace inform exposit expound mark represent delineate adumbrate outline construct inscribe assort class classify separate sort sort out draw designation identification identity name naming identifiable
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. depict, draw . account, report . delineate, draw, line, trace . discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name . exposit, expound, set forth . mark . inform . represent . delineate . adumbrate, outline, sketch . construct . inscribe . circumscribe . write . assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out . draw . characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting . designation, identification . identity . name . naming . identifiable . lineation . delineation, depiction, portrayal . tracing . delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing . drawing . tracer . trace, tracing . line . lineation, outline . account, news report, report, story, write up . account, explanation . description . account, report . report, study, written report . descriptive


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