Thesaurus / explain
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synonyms for explain
- analyze
- clarify
- define
- demonstrate
- describe
- disclose
- expound
- illustrate
- interpret
- justify
- point out
- read
- resolve
- reveal
- solve
- spell out
- tell
- annotate
- construe
- decipher
- diagram
- elucidate
- excuse
- explicate
- manifest
- paraphrase
- rationalize
- refine
- render
- teach
- translate
- unfold
- unravel
- untangle
- 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
See also synonyms for: explainable / explained / explainer / explaining / explains / unexplainable / unexplained
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To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol.
How to use explain in a sentence
So don’t expect him to spout some hackneyed nostrums for success to explain an elixir-producing expedition that would make his Viking ancestors proud.
WHEN DEAD BEER WALKS: A DANE IN VIETNAM TURNS STRANGE BREW INTO CRAFT GINEUGENE ROBINSONFEBRUARY 12, 2021OZYHe explained that the memo with the standard was written on “deadline” and that critics “rightly saw this as a threat to our journalism,” said sources present at the meeting.
NEW YORK TIMES BAILS ON INTENT-NEUTRAL STANDARD WHEN DISCUSSING EPITHETSERIK WEMPLEFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIn a viral TikTok video, the Louisiana native explained that the adhesive in her hair wouldn’t budge after fifteen washes.
TESSICA BROWN SUCCESSFULLY REMOVES GORILLA GLUE VIA SURGERYJASMINE GRANTFEBRUARY 11, 2021ESSENCE.COM“Re-creating a scent is never enough,” said Dutch scent historian Caro Verbeek, explaining that together, storytelling and aroma can merge into a singularly powerful experience.
AROMAS CAN EVOKE BELOVED JOURNEYS — OR VOYAGES NOT YET TAKENJEN ROSE SMITHFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTPolice explained Wednesday morning that their investigation could take several weeks as detective dissect the crash scene, interview witnesses and await laboratory results.
AS POLICE CONTINUE PROBE OF BRITT REID CRASH, 5-YEAR-OLD REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITIONRICK MAESEFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe NTSB reported finding no mechanical problems with the helicopter or in its maintenance records that would explain the crash.
HELICOPTER PILOT FLYING KOBE BRYANT DIDN’T FOLLOW HIS TRAINING WHEN FLYING INTO DISORIENTING CLOUDS, FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAYIAN DUNCANFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTBourquin explained to everyone in Buenos Aires that breaking was inexpensive to produce and targeted a young demographic that otherwise might not tune in.
HOW BREAK DANCING MADE THE LEAP FROM ’80S POP CULTURE TO THE OLYMPIC STAGERICK MAESEFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTCaldwell’s filing, which says he was paid as a GS-12, does not explain how he could have served as an FBI section chief while also being classified at a significantly lower federal pay scale than typically comes with such a position.
THE FEDS SAY HE’S AN EXTREMIST LEADER WHO DIRECTED RIOTERS. HE ALSO HAD TOP-SECRET CLEARANCE AND WORKED FOR THE FBI, ATTORNEY SAYS.KATIE SHEPHERDFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTHe then went on to answer the critics of his policy argument and to explain why they were wrong.
WHY LARRY SUMMERS STILL TRIGGERS WASHINGTON. (IT ISN’T HIS ECONOMICS.)PHILIP ELLIOTTFEBRUARY 8, 2021TIME“With an explicit memory, we know consciously that there is an association,” Bryson explains.
REMOTE SCHOOL IS STRESSING PARENTS OUT. HERE’S HOW TO TAME THE ANXIETY.DEVORAH HEITNERFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWORDS RELATED TO EXPLAIN
- acknowledge
- answer back
- argue
- back at you
- back-talk
- be in touch
- claim
- comeback
- contest
- counterclaim
- defend
- deny
- disprove
- dispute
- echo
- explain
- feedback
- field the question
- get back at
- get back to
- give a snappy comeback
- parry
- plead
- rebut
- refute
- rejoin
- remark
- resolve
- respond
- retaliate
- retort
- return
- sass
- say
- settle
- shoot back
- solve
- squelch
- talk back
- top
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