Description
Description noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
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Listing and description are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Listing" instead a noun "Description".
Listing
Listing noun - A record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system.
Description and listing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Description" instead a noun "Listing".
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- The similarity is sometimes pointed out when someone is listing characteristics of the love interest, and realizes it sounds a lot like a description of someone else they know.
Source: Doppelganger Dating -
He invented the primary characters of his stories by listing little more than a name and a basic description, and letting the ghostwriters fill in the personality blanks to flesh them out.
Source: Creator / Stratemeyer Syndicate -
Just keep on listing the examples within the description itself because you do know that everyone knows about Doctor Who and Star Trek...yes even the Expanded Universe.
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Listing and Description. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/description/listing
Description & Listing. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/description/listing>.
Listing or Description. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/description/listing.
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