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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

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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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Laura explains why the number of CCJs has increased, what your options are if you receive one, and advice on how to avoid an unpaid debt becoming a court case.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“Every form of it says, ‘We’re not that, we’re this,’ ” she explains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“I wanted to really get into the process of the kitchen,” he explains, describing the project in stages: “The raw part, the fire, and then the plating.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The review also explains that senescent cells build up in many specialized cell types, including hepatocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, macrophages, astrocytes, and epithelial cells.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

It also explains the enduring popularity of guidebooks, and the fact that crawling back through that dark, damp tunnel was not nearly as frightening as the first trip had been.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood