Synonyms for described
de·scribed

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1. describedadjective

   represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

   "the vividly described wars"

   Antonyms:
   undelineated

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1. List of paraphrases for "described":

   describes, outlined, outlines, depicted, description, referred, describe, explained, indicated, portrayed, listed, termed, exposed, mentioned, defined, presented, specified, describing, stated, qualified, identified, shown, detailed, discussed, contained, profiled, called

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How to use described in a sentence?

1. Detroit Police Chief James Craig:

   We're still working our case, we're confident that he is connected to all the cases that we've described.

2. Martinrex Kedziora:

   We have additional measures to keep( students) safer than they've ever been, but we continue to work on that, diego was not only a brilliant student, but his friends also described him as someone whose smile could light up a room. He was beloved by his classmates, teachers and by his community.

3. Arthur Koestler:

   Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.

4. Svitlana Sorokopud:

   It can not be described in words when you don't know where your child is, i cried day and night. He had such a serious injury, and I did not know where he was.

5. Holly Salamido:

   The cuts ... would be devastating to the constituents that HUD serves, everyone is extremely concerned. That cuts that were described were draconian and there is a great deal of angst right now among employees.