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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Its 12-paragraph public explanation of its decision to fine X in December seemed consistent with that.

From The Wall Street Journal

The basic facts of the collision "suggest a ship unaware of the ship ahead" and that was the "most likely" explanation, he added.

From BBC

Berenberg said the 2026 guidance was weak, adding that it “is a surprise and little explanation was offered for this on the call.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In his explanation of the cuts, Murray said that the paper's online traffic had plummeted in the last three years amid the artificial intelligence boom, and that it was "too rooted in a different era".

From BBC

One member of staff, who did not wish to be named, said there had been no explanation about what had happened or what employees were expected to do next.

From BBC

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