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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Davis explains that Agnes and Ant embody a "clear channel through which their instincts can flow."

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

“There are no good guys in this story,” the investor Dan Davis explains.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2022

As NYU law professor Peggy Cooper Davis explains in a Washington Post article, the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment was "designed to extend to all people the right to have autonomous life choices."

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2022

“Most plants are not a solid color,” Davis explains, noting that cheap versions of fake plants might have that solid-hue plastic look.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

“I need people who aren’t going to ping on our radar,” Davis explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2015