Description and Recognition

Description

Description noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.

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Recognition and description are semantically related. in report topic. In some cases you can use "Recognition" instead a noun "Description", when it comes to topics like information.

Nearby Words: describe, described, descriptive, describing, descriptor

Recognition

Recognition noun - The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering.

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Synonyms for Recognition

Antonyms for Recognition

Description and recognition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Description" instead a noun "Recognition".

Nearby Words: recognize, recognise, recognized, recognizable, recognizer

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How words are described

good	good description	good recognition
full	full description	full recognition
best	best description	best recognition
better	better description	better recognition
Other adjectives: brief, perfect, complete, formal, poor, actual, great, little, quick, less, further, official, basic, different.

Both words in one sentence

Diane lacks the pattern recognition to notice that Curtis always has a very detailed description of the transgressions she doesn't believe Barry committed.

Source: The Scrappy / Other Media
In another episode, Kate is doing a composite of one of the Victims of the Week from memory (the body having been burned beyond recognition by a bomb going off at the scene after they left), and Tony is "helping" her by doing a composite of his own based on her description.

Source: Facial Composite Failure

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