Synonyms: Describe

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  1. catalog
    make an itemized list of; classify
    Now Brian sat, looking out the window with the roar thundering through his ears, and tried to catalog what had led up to his taking this flight. Hatchet
  2. categorize
    place into or assign to a class
    We categorized all of the peanuts by mentioning their different exteriors. The Freedom Writers Diary
  3. characterize
    describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of
    In August 1989, President Bush characterized drug use as “the most pressing problem facing the nation.” The New Jim Crow
  4. chronicle
    record in order or make a historical record of
    I wrote this book because I wanted to chronicle my quest to challenge society’s limited perceptions of what a Muslim woman, a Black woman, or an athlete can be. Proud
  5. class
    arrange or order by categories
    British scientists said they found three mutations in the monkeypox virus spreading in the U.K. that they classed as “high priority” since they were found to worsen the disease in rats. Seattle Times
  6. classify
    arrange or order by categories
    But in fact Charles was the first person to fully study and classify barnacles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
  7. depict
    give a description of
    And always I tried to render, depict, not merely to tell the story. Native Son
  8. designate
    indicate a place, direction, person, or thing
    The war, which until then had been only a word to designate a vague and remote circumstance, became a concrete and dramatic reality. One Hundred Years of Solitude
  9. detail
    provide specifics for
    I detailed the terrible disparities between black and white life in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom
  10. discuss
    consider or examine in speech or writing
    The first day is always on a Monday and both families meet and discuss important details. Healer of the Water Monster
  11. dub
    give a nickname to
    It dubbed the contest “The Russian Bear vs. the Brooklyn Wolf.” Endgame
  12. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
    He became the world’s foremost authority on thermodynamics and the first to elucidate the principles of the convection of fluids and the circulation of ocean currents. A Short History of Nearly Everything
  13. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
    Pittman explains that she didn’t unclip herself from the Sherpa out of respect for his authority—as she put it, “I didn’t want to hurt Lopsang’s feelings.” Into Thin Air
  14. expound
    state
    Several nights a week, after Mr. Jones was asleep, they held secret meetings in the barn and expounded the principles of Animalism to the others. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
  15. express
    communicate beliefs or opinions
    But shortly afterward, she expressed her dissatisfaction about the way the home was being conducted. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
  16. illustrate
    make clear or understandable by giving an example
    Columbus read Ptolemy and was convinced that earth and water formed one sphere; he produced a small globe to illustrate his planned voyage. The Invention of Science
  17. label
    designate with an identification
    “Women Scientists,” the photographer labeled the picture, though the particulars of the occasion would be lost to the passage of time. Hidden Figures
  18. narrate
    give a detailed account of
    He narrates a series of events with the confidence that anyone looking at them will know what they imply, because the examples he has chosen are exact. The Sense of Style
  19. portray
    depict in words
    Reagan portrayed the criminal as “a staring face—a face that belongs to a frightening reality of our time: the face of the human predator.” The New Jim Crow
  20. record
    set down in permanent form
    "He is," she records in her journal, "so very quiet. His voice is low and soft..." France in the Nineteenth Century
  21. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
    Audrey couldn’t stop smiling the whole time she recounted her story. We Are the Ants
  22. relate
    give an account of
    The fourteen mice sat around a piece of wood balanced on spools of thread and listened in horror while Despereaux's father related the story of what Furlough had seen. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
  23. report
    to give an account or representation of in words
    In early April, Killian reported to Eisenhower and Dulles the conclusion of his experts that test ban violations could be detected with existing technology. Big Science
  24. represent
    describe, usually with respect to a particular quality
    "But, my dear," complained Bob, "this book represents more lies than it does truth." The Fifth Wheel
  25. style
    designate by an identifying term
    The owner of the house, Mr. Gitney, or as he styled himself, 03-01, had a large head and little hair and a dollop of a nose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
Created on Wed Apr 10 13:33:06 EDT 2024 (updated Fri May 10 16:18:29 EDT 2024)

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