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

Example Sentences

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explains

“You’re not saying that you support the federal government, the nation-state,” explains Mondragón over a Zoom call, with a framed Muhammad Ali photograph behind him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

MarketWatch’s Myra Saefong explains why this year’s travel-intensive holiday could yet set a dubious record at the pump.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

"That's basically the reason you do proof-of-concept testing. There are a lot of differences in the space environment compared to down on Earth," Suh explains.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

"These people are recruited by unscrupulous sponsors who send them into the lion's den," explains Thibaut Fontaine, the head of France's anti-organised-crime unit.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Abuela explains, “I should say, I was born in Turkey. I left for Cuba when I was twelve and never returned to Turkey, never saw my mother and father and my two sisters again.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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