100 Other Words for “Describe”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Account for	Explain reasons or causes.
2.	Acknowledge	Recognize or admit in words.
3.	Address	Deal with or speak to.
4.	Adumbrate	Outline faintly; foreshadow.
5.	Advert to	Refer to briefly.
6.	Allege	State as a claim.
7.	Annotate	Add explanatory notes.
8.	Answer for	Give an explanation for.
9.	Appraise	Assess and explain value.
10.	Articulate	Express clearly in words.
11.	Assert	State firmly as true.
12.	Attest	Confirm or bear witness.
13.	Back up	Support with evidence.
14.	Bear out	Confirm as true.
15.	Brief	Give essential information.
16.	Broach	Introduce a topic.
17.	Characterize	Identify distinguishing traits.
18.	Chronicle	Record events in order.
19.	Cite	Quote as evidence.
20.	Clarify	Make easier to understand.
21.	Classify	Arrange into categories.
22.	Comment on	Make remarks about.
23.	Conceive	Form an idea of.
24.	Conclude	State a final judgment.
25.	Convey	Communicate or make known.
26.	Corroborate	Confirm with supporting evidence.
27.	Cover	Include the main points.
28.	Define	State the exact meaning.
29.	Delineate	Portray precisely in detail.
30.	Demonstrate	Show clearly with evidence.
31.	Depict	Represent in words or images.
32.	Detail	Give particulars and specifics.
33.	Diagnose	Identify and explain a problem.
34.	Diagram	Show with a simple drawing.
35.	Disclose	Reveal previously hidden information.
36.	Discuss	Talk about in detail.
37.	Document	Record with supporting proof.
38.	Draft	Write an initial version.
39.	Elaborate	Add more detail or explanation.
40.	Elucidate	Make clear by explanation.
41.	Embod y	Give a concrete form to.
42.	Encapsulate	Summarize briefly and neatly.
43.	Enumerate	List items one by one.
44.	Establish	Show to be true.
45.	Evoke	Bring to mind vividly.
46.	Exhibit	Show or display clearly.
47.	Expatiate	Speak at length about.
48.	Explain	Make meaning or cause clear.
49.	Explicate	Explain in detail and clarify.
50.	Expose	Reveal or make known.
51.	Express	Put thoughts into words.
52.	Extend	Add further information.
53.	Flesh out	Add detail to complete.
54.	Formulate	State systematically in words.
55.	Frame	Present within a perspective.
56.	Furnish	Provide necessary information.
57.	Give an account	Tell what happened.
58.	Give details	Provide specific information.
59.	Give the gist	State the main idea.
60.	Hash out	Work through by talking.
61.	Highlight	Emphasize important points.
62.	Hint at	Suggest indirectly.
63.	Illustrate	Clarify with examples.
64.	Impart	Communicate or convey information.
65.	Indicate	Point out or show.
66.	Interpret	Explain the meaning of.
67.	Introduce	Present for the first time.
68.	Itemize	List separately and clearly.
69.	Justify	Show to be reasonable.
70.	Lay out	Present in an organized way.
71.	Log	Record systematically.
72.	Make clear	Clarify or explain plainly.
73.	Map out	Plan and set out details.
74.	Mention	Refer to briefly.
75.	Narrate	Tell a story of events.
76.	Note	Observe and record briefly.
77.	Outline	Give main points without detail.
78.	Paint	Portray vividly in words.
79.	Paraphrase	Restate using different words.
80.	Phrase	Express in particular words.
81.	Pinpoint	Identify exactly.
82.	Portray	Describe in a particular way.
83.	Present	Offer information for consideration.
84.	Profile	Give a concise description.
85.	Propose	Put forward for consideration.
86.	Provide	Supply needed information.
87.	Quantify	Express in numbers or amounts.
88.	Quote	Repeat exact words as evidence.
89.	Recap	Summarize key points again.
90.	Recast	Express in a new form.
91.	Record	Set down in writing.
92.	Recount	Tell events in sequence.
93.	Refer to	Mention or direct attention to.
94.	Rehearse	Go over in detail.
95.	Relay	Pass information onward.
96.	Render	Represent or translate into words.
97.	Report	Give an official account.
98.	Restate	Say again differently.
99.	Reveal	Make known or disclose.
100.	Review	Examine and summarize.