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Antonyms for described


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-skrahyb
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈskraɪb



Definition of described

Origin :
  • early 13c., descriven, from Old French descrivre, descrire (13c.), from Latin describere "to write down, copy; sketch, represent" (see description). Reconstructed with Latin spelling 16c. Related: Describable; described, describes, describing.
  • verb explain in speech, writing
Example sentences :
  • His own situation was described as happy as it could be in a foreign land.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • He described himself briefly as a lunatic, and walked on again.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He described the sufferings which he declared he had himself witnessed.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The works of Dædalus are described by Pausanias as rude and uncomely in aspect.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He said it had been so described to him exactly, and he was well pleased that I knew it.
  • Extract from : « To be Read at Dusk » by Charles Dickens
  • Side by side with the wonders he described so casually, she was placing the little house.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "I described the giant as he appeared to me," replied the student, rather piqued.
  • Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • His energy and activity throughout the march is described as intense.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • Martin was kind and it would be wonderful to have the home he had described.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • She gave long accounts of the baby to him, and described her life in Ballyards.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

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