Definitions

explanation

[ek-spluh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən /

NOUN

clarification; reason

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account answer cause comment commentary confession definition description evidence example excuse expression information interpretation justification meaning motive note report resolution sense statement story summary

STRONG

annotation breakdown brief demonstration details display elucidation explication exposition gloss history illustration mitigation narration recital rendition showing significance specification tale talking telling vindication writing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance question quiet silence

STRONG

concealment hiding vagueness

WEAK

complication

Example Sentences

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I like that there’s no big montage explanation of who she is and what she is.

From Los Angeles Times

And management’s guidance included the impact of the company’s recent acquisitions, which he said “required some explanation.”

From MarketWatch

Slovakia's ambassador in Ukraine had handed over an official note demanding an explanation for the cut in oil supplies, Fico added.

From Barron's

Gonez seemed to accept the staff’s explanation but voted against the cuts anyway.

From Los Angeles Times

Already his brain was trying to supply explanations for him—She just stepped behind a tree.

From Literature