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explains

VERB

make clear; give a reason for

Synonyms

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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

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conceal confuse distort hide misrepresent misunderstand question wonder

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cloud mystify obscure stagnate tangle withhold

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be vague complicate perplex

Example Sentences

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Mary explains this from the vantage of melancholy old age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The current standard model of cosmology, known as ΛCDM, successfully explains many large-scale features of the universe, including its expansion and the distribution of galaxies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

It also explains why traditional approaches to misinformation have failed so badly.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"The RAT deployment is a symptom of something else going on," he explains.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

An awkward silence hangs in the air for a few seconds before Helen turns to me and finally explains.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse