diff --git a/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/base_pauli.py b/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/base_pauli.py
index 38e471f0b0a6..1d9e88929b2d 100644
--- a/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/base_pauli.py
+++ b/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/base_pauli.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def _multiply(self, other):
         return BasePauli(self._z, self._x, np.mod(self._phase + phase, 4))
 
     def conjugate(self):
-        """Return the conjugate of each Pauli in the list."""
+        """Return the complex conjugate of the Pauli with respect to the Z basis."""
         complex_phase = np.mod(self._phase, 2)
         if np.all(complex_phase == 0):
             return self