Explain synonyms

Explain away, clarify, account for, and defend are all synonyms for explain. Confuse and obscure are antonyms of explain. And here are 45 another word for explain.

Another word for explain

1. describe

Clarify, clear up, decipher, decode, delineate, demonstrate, describe, elucidate, explicate, expound, express in words, get across, give an explanation of, gloss, illustrate, interpret, make clear/plain/intelligible, put into words, resolve, show, simplify, solve, spell out, teach, throw light on, translate, unfold, unravel, untangle, and get over are all synonyms for explain.

2. account for

Account for, defend, explain away, give a justification for, give a rationale for, give a reason for, give an explanation for, justify, legitimize, make excuses for, mitigate, rationalize, vindicate, and extenuate are all another word for explain.

Explain synonym statistics

Explain synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 1 synonym with 4, 17, 19, 20, 21, and 26 letters and 3 synonyms with 5, 6, 10, 11, and 14 letters. 6 synonyms with 7, and 8 letters and 7 synonyms with 9 letters.

2 synonyms with 12 letters. For a total of 42 another word for explain.

Explain sentences

Can you explain this concept clearly?

He will explain the process thoroughly.

She tried to explain her decision.

They need to explain their reasoning.

Related Words for explain

  1. Sustained
    • Synonyms: Maintained, continued
    • Opposites: discontinued, interrupted
    • Part of speech: adjective
  2. Sustain
    • Synonyms: comfort, help
    • Opposites: torment, plague
    • Part of speech: verb
  3. Strain
    • Synonyms: tension, tightness
    • Opposites: ease, relaxation
    • Part of speech: noun
  4. Plausible
    • Synonyms: credible, reasonable
    • Opposites: unlikely, improbable
    • Part of speech: adjective
  5. Exploitation
    • Synonyms: taking advantage, making use
    • Opposites: benevolence, altruism
    • Part of speech: noun
  6. Replacement
    • Synonyms: Substitute, alternative
    • Opposites: original, substitution
    • Part of speech: noun
  7. Disdain
    • Synonyms: contempt, scorn
    • Opposites: admiration nd respect
    • Part of speech: noun
  8. Plant
    • Synonyms: herb, flower
    • Opposites: animal, inanimate
    • Part of speech: noun
  9. Certainly
    • Synonyms: unquestionably, surely
    • Opposites: no, possibly
    • Part of speech: adverb
  10. Expansion
    • Synonyms: growth, increase in size
    • Opposites: summary, abridgement
    • Part of speech: noun
  11. Gained
    • Synonyms: Acquired, obtained
    • Opposites: lost, forfeited
    • Part of speech: verb
  12. Gain
    • Synonyms: obtain, get
    • Opposites: lose, forfeit
    • Part of speech: verb
  13. Complacent
    • Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied
    • Opposites: dissatisfied, humble
    • Part of speech: adjective
  14. Place
    • Synonyms: put down, put
    • Opposites: displace, remove
    • Part of speech: verb
  15. Maintain
    • Synonyms: keep in good condition, keep in repair
    • Opposites: break off, neglect
    • Part of speech: verb
  16. Complaint
    • Synonyms: protest, protestation
    • Opposites: praise, commendation
    • Part of speech: noun
  17. Entertainment
    • Synonyms: amusement, pleasure
    • Opposites: boredom, drudgery
    • Part of speech: noun
  18. Explicit
    • Synonyms: clear, direct
    • Opposites: vague, suggestive, implicit
    • Part of speech: adjective
  19. Plan
    • Synonyms: organize, arrange
    • Opposites: disorganization, chaos
    • Part of speech: verb
  20. Planning
    • Synonyms: preparation(s), organization
    • Opposites: improvising, spontaneity
    • Part of speech: noun
  21. Contain
    • Synonyms: hold, carry
    • Opposites: excludes, omits
    • Part of speech: verb
  22. Expression
    • Synonyms: utterance, uttering
    • Opposites: silence, suppression
    • Part of speech: noun
  23. Obtain
    • Synonyms: get, acquire
    • Opposites: lose, relinquish
    • Part of speech: verb
  24. Main
    • Synonyms: principal, chief
    • Opposites: minor, secondary
    • Part of speech: adjective
  25. Play
    • Synonyms: amuse oneself, entertain oneself
    • Opposites: work, rest
    • Part of speech: verb
  26. Mainly
    • Synonyms: mostly, for the most part
    • Opposites: bland, insipid
    • Part of speech: adverb
  27. Again
    • Synonyms: Once more, another time
    • Opposites: never, nevermore
    • Part of speech: adverb
  28. Train
    • Synonyms: instruct, teach
    • Opposites: neglect, dismantle
    • Part of speech: verb
  29. Training
    • Synonyms: instruction, teaching
    • Opposites: neglect, inactivity
    • Part of speech: noun
  30. Expectation
    • Synonyms:  supposition, assumption
    • Opposites: surprise, uncertainty
    • Part of speech: noun
  31. Uncertainty
    • Synonyms: unpredictability, unreliability
    • Opposites: certainty, predictability, confidence
    • Part of speech: noun
  32. Sustainable
    • Synonyms: Renewable, viable
    • Opposites: unsustainable, exhaustible
    • Part of speech: adjective
  33. Explained
    • Synonyms: Clarified, described
    • Opposites: confused, "obscured
    • Part of speech: adjective
  34. Platform
    • Synonyms: policy, programme
    • Opposites: ground, subsurface
    • Part of speech: noun
  35. Expensive
    • Synonyms: costly, dear
    • Opposites: cheap, economical
    • Part of speech: adjective
  36. Exposed
    • Synonyms: make vulnerable, make subject
    • Opposites: cover, protect from
    • Part of speech: verb
  37. Against
    • Synonyms: opposed to, in opposition to
    • Opposites: for, in favor of
    • Part of speech: preposition
  38. Explanation
    • Synonyms: clarification, simplification
    • Opposites: clarification, confusion
    • Part of speech: noun
  39. Unexpected
    • Synonyms: unforeseen, unanticipated
    • Opposites: expected, predictable
    • Part of speech: adjective
  40. Expertise
    • Synonyms: skill, skilfulness
    • Opposites: incompetence, ignorance
    • Part of speech: noun
  41. Expert
    • Synonyms: specialist, authority
    • Opposites: inexpert, amateur
    • Part of speech: noun
  42. Expect
    • Synonyms: anticipate, await
    • Opposites: disregard, doubt
    • Part of speech: verb
  43. Expected
    • Synonyms: Anticipated, predicted
    • Opposites: unexpected, unforeseen
    • Part of speech: adjective
  44. Experience
    • Synonyms: involvement in, participation in
    • Opposites: knowledge, ignorance
    • Part of speech: noun
  45. Certain
    • Synonyms: unquestionable, sure
    • Opposites: unthinkable, doubtful, possible, unlikely, unreliable
    • Part of speech: adjective
  46. Pain
    • Synonyms: suffering, agony
    • Opposites: comfort, relief
    • Part of speech: noun
  47. Brain
    • Synonyms: cerebrum, cerebral matter
    • Opposites: dunce, idiot
    • Part of speech: noun
  48. Claim
    • Synonyms: assert, declare
    • Opposites: disclaim, abandon
    • Part of speech: verb
  49. Domain
    • Synonyms: realm, kingdom
    • Opposites: non-ecumene, nonecumene
    • Part of speech: noun