Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Represented in words, especially with sharpness and detail: The word "described" refers to something that has been depicted, explained, or portrayed through language, often with clarity and specific details.

Usage

• The adjective "described" is used to modify a noun, indicating that the noun has been the subject of a verbal or written description. It is typically used after a linking verb (like "is," "was," "are") or directly before the noun it modifies.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The police are looking for a man matching the described suspect. (The police are searching for a man who fits the details given in the description.)
  • The procedure must be followed exactly as described in the manual. (The steps must be performed precisely in the way they are explained in the manual.)
  • She found the location easily from the vividly described landmarks. (She located the place without difficulty because the notable features had been portrayed in a very clear and detailed way.)

Advanced Usage

• "As described above/below": A common phrase used in formal, instructional, or academic writing to refer to information that has been or will be detailed in the text.
  • Please assemble the parts as described below. (Put the components together following the instructions that come next in this document.)
• "The aforementioned/aforesaid" (formal synonym): While not a direct variant of "described," this is a more formal way to refer to something that has been previously mentioned or detailed.
  • Please refer to the aforementioned guidelines. (Please look at the guidelines that were mentioned earlier.)

Variants and Related Words

• Describe (verb): To represent or give an account of something in words.
  • Can you describe what happened?
• Description (noun): A spoken or written account that describes someone or something.
  • He gave a detailed description of the car.
• Descriptive (adjective): Serving or seeking to describe.
  • She wrote a very descriptive essay about her journey.

Synonyms

• Depicted: Represented by a drawing, painting, or other art form, or described in words.
• Portrayed: Described or represented in a particular way.
• Detailed: Described with many specific facts or aspects.

Antonyms

• Undescribed: Not having been described.
• Unidentified: Not recognized or established; not described or named.

Adjective

1. represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
   • the vividly described wars