Describing
Explaining and describing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explaining" instead an adjective "Describing".
Explaining
Describing and explaining are semantically related. You can use "Describing" instead an adjective "Explaining".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- illustrate and describing
- illustrate and explaining
- account and describing
- account and explaining
- illustrative and describing
- illustrative and explaining
- tell and describing
- tell and explaining
- describe and describing
- describe and explaining
- illuminate and describing
- illuminate and explaining
- explanatory and describing
- explanatory and explaining
Both words in one sentence
- Also done with native-to-native speakers, when describing or explaining something complicated, commonly the sciences, to another person who does not know what the more "intelligent" one is talking about.
Source: Eloquent in My Native Tongue -
The Manual for Earth 2150 however is pretty extensive in explaining and describing the factions, plot and even units.
Source: Video Game / Earth 2150 - All There in the Manual: The author wrote footnotes explaining in details many aspects of the story and describing some mentioned characters, items and events.
Source: Literature / Pan Tadeusz
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