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Synonyms for explanation
ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃənex·pla·na·tion
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Wiktionary
explanationnoun
The act or process of explaining
The explanation was long and drawn-out.
Synonyms:
clarification, elucidation, elaboration
English Synonyms and Antonyms
explanation
A definition is exact, an explanation general; a definition is formal, a description pictorial. A definition must include all that belongs to the object defined, and exclude all that does not; a description may include only some general features; an explanation may simply throw light upon some point of special difficulty. An exposition undertakes to state more fully what is compactly given or only implied in the text; as, an exposition of Scripture. Interpretation is ordinarily from one language into another, or from the language of one period into that of another; it may also be a statement giving the doubtful or hidden meaning of that which is recondite or perplexing; as, the interpretation of a dream, a riddle, or of some difficult passage. Definition, explanation, exposition, and interpretation are ordinarily blended in a commentary, which may also include description. A comment is upon a single passage; a commentary may be the same, but is usually understood to be a volume of comments.
Synonyms:
comment, commentary, definition, description, exposition, interpretation, rendering, translation
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
explanation
Synonyms:
exposition, explication, interpretation, sense, descriptionAntonyms:
mystification, obscuration, confusion, misinterpretation
Princeton's WordNet
explanation, accountnoun
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
"the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
Synonyms:
chronicle, business relationship, score, story, invoice, report, write up, history, account, accounting, news report, bill, account statementexplanationnoun
thought that makes something comprehensible
Synonyms:
accountexplanationnoun
the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
"I heard his explanation of the accident"
Synonyms:
account
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
oracy
a way of direct address to your audience
"what pity! thou shalt not have abuseth me with what methinks is an oracy!" a fiercest of replies from oberon
Dictionary of English Synonymes
explanationnoun
Synonyms:
interpretation, elucidation, illustration, exposition, description, explication, CLAVIS, keyexplanationnoun
Synonyms:
sense, meaning, acceptationexplanationnoun
Synonyms:
mutual understanding
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
explanationnoun
Synonyms:
elucidation, exposition, explication, interpretation, solution, deduction, keyAssociated words:
exegetics, exegesis, hermeneutics
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "explanation":
explanations, clarification, interpretation, explained, explain, statement, declaration, explication, explaining, explanatory, rationale, justification, reason
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#335 | history | |
#361 | account | |
#379 | description | |
#525 | comment | |
#563 | story | |
#795 | statement | |
#813 | bill | |
#1158 | score | |
#1246 | reason | |
#1568 | sense | |
#1786 | definition | |
#1987 | accounting | |
#2616 | translation | |
#3082 | explain | |
#4012 | explained | |
#4325 | interpretation | |
#4376 | commentary | |
#4474 | explanation | |
#5210 | declaration | |
#7496 | invoice | |
#8062 | chronicle | |
#9149 | explaining | |
#9309 | rendering | |
#10672 | justification | |
#10856 | explanations | |
#11652 | rationale | |
#12062 | clarification | |
#14687 | explanatory | |
#16654 | exposition | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#63650 | elucidation | |
#79478 | explication |
How to use explanation in a sentence?
Inflation has indeed been below the objective for some time, but behind this there are structural changes for which we don't yet have a full explanation.
This is an easy sell, there are some folks out there circulating really complicated proposals that need explanation. If you tell folks that this is a proposal to require photo ID to vote, it's super simple.
There's no explanation, quite frankly, for an environment like St. George's School, which allowed these predators dressed up like sheep to prey like wolves on children at the school.
We observed the source for 10 months following the event and have concluded that the explanation is unlikely to lie with an extraordinarily bright supernova, our results indicate that the event was probably caused by a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole as it destroyed a low-mass star.
Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as other groups? Or wear a mask? Or do not socially distance themselves? Could that be the explanation for why the higher incidence?
Translations for explanation
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- تفسيرArabic
- обяснение, оправданиеBulgarian
- explicacióCatalan, Valencian
- vysvětleníCzech
- forklaringDanish
- Ausführung, Erläuterung, ErklärungGerman
- εξήγηση, δικαιολογίαGreek
- explicaciónSpanish
- توPersian
- selittäminen, selitysFinnish
- explicationFrench
- mìneachadh, soilleireachadhScottish Gaelic
- explicaciónGalician
- व्याख्याHindi
- magyarázatHungarian
- բացատրությունArmenian
- penjelasanIndonesian
- útskýringIcelandic
- spiegazioneItalian
- הHebrew
- 説明Japanese
- 설명Korean
- ratioLatin
- verklaring, toelichting, uitvlucht, uitlegDutch
- forklaringNorwegian
- explicacionOccitan
- explicação, explanaçãoPortuguese
- explicare, explicațieRomanian
- объяснениеRussian
- விளக்கம்Tamil
- వివరణTelugu
- açıklamaTurkish
- поясненняUkrainian
- 说明Chinese
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