/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of described Find synonyms for: Verb1. describe, depict, draw, set forth, expound, expositusage: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"2. report, describe, account, informusage: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"3. trace, draw, line, describe, delineate, markusage: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"4. identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameusage: identify as in botany or biology, for exampleAdjective1. described, delineated (vs. undelineated), represented, delineateusage: represented in words especially with sharpness and detail; "the vividly described wars"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language