explanation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

thought that makes something comprehensible

Synonyms

• explanation

More generic

• cerebration
• intellection
• mentation
• thinking
• thought
• thought process

More specific

• interpretation
• interpreting
• key
• principle
• rationale
• rationalisation
• rationalization
• rendering
• rendition
• theory

Related

• base
• basis
• cornerstone
• foundation
• fundament
• groundwork

Noun

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

Synonyms

• account
• explanation

More generic

• statement

More specific

• accounting
• definition
• derivation
• deriving
• etymologizing
• explication
• exposition
• gloss
• interpretation
• justification
• reason
• rubric
• simplification
• walk-through

Related

• explanandum
• explanans
• explicandum

Noun

the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

Synonyms

• explanation

More generic

• speech act

More specific

• elucidation
• explication

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