Explain synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
To explain or decorate
To explain or clarify something:
To have or show one's own understanding of the meaning of; construe
To cause to be seen; show:
The definition of clarify is to make something more clear or easier to understand.
To make clear or explicit (something obscure or implied); explain fully
An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one.
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assign a meaning to
throw light upon
The definition of illuminate is to light something up or to explain something so that it is clear.
To speak clearly; to enunciate.
Elaborate is defined as to add details to something.
(Law) To show an adequate reason for something done
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
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To cause to be no longer scrambled, disordered, or mixed up
To show to be true by reasoning or adducing evidence; prove:
(Intransitive) To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
Unravel is defined as to solve, untangle or undo, or to become untangled.
make plain
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(Idiomatic) To calculate.
That can be explained; explainable
be vague (antonym)
make clear; give a reason for
To give lessons to (a student, pupil, or class); guide the studies of; instruct
cast light upon
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make sense of
make oneself understood
put in plain English
essayistic
Resembling an essay in nature or quality.
Of or relating to exegesis
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explicatory
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
A number or symbol, placed above and to the right of the expression to which it applies, that indicates the number of times the expression is used as a factor. For example, the exponent 3 in 53 indicates 5 × 5 × 5; the exponent x in ( a + b )x indicates ( a + b ) multiplied by itself x times.
Of, like, or containing exposition; explanatory
That which explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates
Marked by interpretation.
Something fashioned or devised systematically:
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An unproved theory, proposition, supposition, etc. tentatively accepted to explain certain facts or (working hypothesis) to provide a basis for further investigation, argument, etc.
To make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch
To speak or write at length:
(Archaic) To make clear; explain
To be the primary cause of
put into plain English
make clear
To give an account of in speech or writing:
To bring into view; uncover
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To become fine or pure; become free from impurities, etc.
To utter or render aloud (written or printed material):
To express in another medium:
put in other words
To understand or explain the meaning of (something), especially in a particular way; interpret:
To give form or meaning to:
(Intransitive) To become free or untangled
Rationalize is to attempt to justify something or to make excuses for bad behavior or an unpleasant outcome.
Unfold is defined as to open or undo something folded, or make something known that wasn't.
come to the point
To state again or in a new form.
To phrase again, especially to state in a new, clearer, or different way.
To reduce to fundamental parts.
To make less mysterious; clarify:
comment on
remark upon
offer an explanation
To find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve
set right
put on the right track
To explain in a simple and understandable manner.
go into detail
get-to-the-bottom-of
(Idiomatic) To understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
To find or provide the correct or a satisfactory solution to (a problem)
puzzle (antonym)
To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study:
confuse (antonym)
(--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
confound (antonym)
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.
hammer into one's head
Of, having the nature of, or forming a paraphrase
complicate (antonym)
To expose involvement in a convoluted matter.
perplex (antonym)
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
obscure (antonym)
To make difficult to discern mentally or understand:
summarise (related)
suggest (related)
To perform a theatrical production.
To provide critical or explanatory notes for (a literary work, etc.)
explain (related)
Explain is defined as to make something clear or to account for something or tell why something happened.
ask (related)
To expect or demand:
To try to minimize or pardon (a fault); apologize or give reasons for
Serving or intended to explain:
to-explain (related)
understand (related)
emphasise (related)
summarize (related)
examine (related)
outline (related)
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- Construe suggests a careful interpretation of something especially where meaning is ambiguous her silence was construed as agreement
- To interpret is to bring out meanings not immediately apparent, as by translation, searching insight, or special knowledge how do you interpret his behavior?
- Elucidate implies a shedding light upon by clear and specific explanation, illustration, etc. to elucidate the country's foreign policy
- Explicate implies a scholarly analysis or exposition that is developed in detail the explication of a Biblical passage
- Expound implies a systematic and thorough explanation, often by a person having expert knowledge to expound a theory
- Explain implies making clear or intelligible something that is not known or understood to explain how a machine operates
Find another word for explain. In this page you can discover 118 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for explain, like: illustrate, elucidate, interpret, reveal, clarify, explicate, exegesis, assign a meaning to, throw light upon, illuminate and articulate.
