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Foundation level · Year 4 · free
description
noun
words that tell what someone or something is like
Her description of the dragon made the story vivid.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- account
- details
- explanation
- picture
- story
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- absence
- blank
- omission
- silence
- void
More examples
- The description of the cave in the tale was spooky.
- His description of the game excited the whole class.
Word family
- -tion (suffix) means “the act or state of (makes a noun)”. Also in: invention, celebration, hesitation.
- scrib (root) means “write”. Also in: scribble, describe, inscription.
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