explains

VERB

make clear; give a reason for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

conceal confuse distort hide misrepresent misunderstand question wonder

STRONG

cloud mystify obscure stagnate tangle withhold

WEAK

be vague complicate perplex

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explains

Sifting back through the data to 2021, Price found changes in net positioning explains 85% of copper’s price move, so it can be observed that speculative flows have become the dominant price catalyst.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Madison, and you say that’s limited to cases or controversies as Article 3 of the Constitution explains.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

“It felt like trying to shed it,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Yet the salary cap also explains why teams are increasingly willing to give out deals that were previously unfathomable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Ray is getting the driveway resurfaced,” she explains.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko