explains

VERB

make clear; give a reason for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze clarify define demonstrate describe disclose expound illustrate interpret justify point out read resolve reveal solve spell out tell

STRONG

annotate construe decipher diagram elucidate excuse explicate manifest paraphrase rationalize refine render teach translate unfold unravel untangle

WEAK

account for break down bring out clear up get across go into detail make plain put across put in plain English set right throw light upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse distort hide misrepresent misunderstand question wonder

STRONG

cloud mystify obscure stagnate tangle withhold

WEAK

be vague complicate perplex

Example Sentences

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explains

"It explains to me why we used to hear him walking back and fore in the corridor at night, banging his head on the wall," Jeanette said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I’ve never done an orchestral album before, and so that was a very interesting palette for me,” she explains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

From the port city in southern France, the BBC's Nick Beake explains some of the factors behind the protests.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Evaluating the data felt like being on a ship. The entire jet system is in motion. A system of two black holes can explain this: The orbital plane sways," explains Silke Britzen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kumu Whitman explains that our assignment is to choose a waterway like a river or stream and study a section of it.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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