Word Type

Verb

The word "describe" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

be vague vague

Derived Terms

abovedescribed aforedescribed describability describee describer misdescribe overdescribe predescribe redescribe

Context

mathematics taxonomy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

determine exposit expound inform mark set set forth speak write

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

recapitulate run over sum up summarize

Manner Of

set forth

Related Terms

describable description descriptive descriptivism descriptivist descriptor scribe

Related Terms

about action adjective adjective function am am doing defining defining something describable description descriptive descriptively descriptivism descriptivist descriptor detail details do doing explain explain details explain something explain thing explaining explaining things explanation function give give description give details give hints hah hints illustrate in detail like like description now picture right right now say say description scribe story talk talk about taxa taxon tell tell about tell descriptively tell story telling telling about telling details we we do what

Similar Terms

draw

Synonym Network

bewrite identify portray report trace

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