Relevance
Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected.
A-Z
Complexity
Complexity sorts synonyms based on their difficulty. Adjust it higher to choose from words that are more complex.
-
+
Length
Length ranks your synonyms based on character count.
-
+
  • lists
  • blocks
Common words appear frequently in written and spoken language across many genres from radio to academic journals.
Informal words should be reserved for casual, colloquial communication.
adj made clear

Synonyms for ex-plained

adj made clear
See more synonyms for explained
adj elucidated

Synonyms

adj elucidated
verb give reason for
verb write explanatory notes

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
verb tell the truth

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
verb talk about in great detail

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
verb define

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
verb give evidence of

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
verb perfect, polish

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
verb straighten out

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
verb solve

Antonyms

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Take our survey