Synonyms for description
dɪˈskrɪp ʃənde·scrip·tion

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1. descriptionnoun

   A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.

   Synonyms:
   sort, variety, type, kind

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1. description

   A definition is exact, an explanation general; a definition is formal, a description pictorial. A definition must include all that belongs to the object defined, and exclude all that does not; a description may include only some general features; an explanation may simply throw light upon some point of special difficulty. An exposition undertakes to state more fully what is compactly given or only implied in the text; as, an exposition of Scripture. Interpretation is ordinarily from one language into another, or from the language of one period into that of another; it may also be a statement giving the doubtful or hidden meaning of that which is recondite or perplexing; as, the interpretation of a dream, a riddle, or of some difficult passage. Definition, explanation, exposition, and interpretation are ordinarily blended in a commentary, which may also include description. A comment is upon a single passage; a commentary may be the same, but is usually understood to be a volume of comments.

   Synonyms:
   comment, commentary, definition, explanation, exposition, interpretation, rendering, translation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. description, verbal descriptionnoun

   a statement that represents something in words

   Synonyms:
   verbal description

2. descriptionnoun

   the act of describing something

   Synonyms:
   verbal description

3. descriptionnoun

   sort or variety

   "every description of book was there"

   Synonyms:
   verbal description

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ekphrasis

   "when i encounter a prolonged ekphrasis......, i worry." from how fiction works by james wood

   Submitted by rinat on September 4, 2019  

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1. descriptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   delineation, tracing

2. descriptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   representation, explanation, account, relation, recital, report, narration, narrative

3. descriptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   sort, kind, class, species

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1. descriptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   delineation, depiction, portrayal, class, species, sort, character

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1. List of paraphrases for "description":

   descriptions, narrative, designation, describe, describing, described, alternate, depiction, descriptive, outline, overview, denomination, specification, descripton, describes, portrayal

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1. Vice Chairman Charlie Munger:

   'World-leading' would be the description I would choose, in some important ways, each is a better business executive than Buffett.

2. Tracey Lomax:

   No one knows what it’s like to get a descriptive, detailed way of how someone you love died, a lot of people don’t get a description of how someone died in hospital. But for us, it was in the news every day. It was very hard to read. But it was unavoidable.

3. David Letterman:

   I would never, never make jokes about raping or having sex of any description with a 14-year-old girl, i would never, never think that it was funny to use a 14-year-old girl as a joke like this, for God's sake.

4. Steve Burrell:

   The board was extremely frustrated with the organization regarding the Bay Buchanan event since the written and verbal description of the event was very different from what was advertised as the event, so the board unanimously voted to deny funding.

5. John Kasich:

   Specifically, the defense’s failure to present sufficient mitigating evidence, coupled with an inaccurate description of Tibbetts’ childhood by the prosecution, essentially prevented the jury from making an informed decision whether Tibbetts deserved the death sentence.