EXPLANATION Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word explanation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EXPLANATION
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account | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a record or narrative description of past events • a short account of the news • a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. • grounds • importance or value • a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance • the act of informing by verbal report • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered • the quality of taking advantage verb • be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something • keep an account of • to give an account or representation of in words • furnish a justifying analysis or explanation | ||||||||
clarification | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding • the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | ||||||||
elucidation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on • an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding | ||||||||
commentary | nounn | |||||||
noun • a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material | ||||||||
definition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol • clarity of outline | ||||||||
description | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement that represents something in words • the act of describing something • sort or variety | ||||||||
exposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic • a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display • an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse • (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur | ||||||||
illustration | nounn | |||||||
noun • artwork that helps make something clear or attractive • showing by example • an item of information that is typical of a class or group • a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used to make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand | ||||||||
interpretation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something • the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance • an explanation that results from interpreting something • an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious | ||||||||
narration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program • the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events • (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth | ||||||||
portrayal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a word picture of a person's appearance and character • acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture • a representation by picture or portraiture • any likeness of a person, in any medium • representation by drawing or painting etc | ||||||||
presentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward) • a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view • the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it • the act of presenting a proposal • a visual representation of something • formally making a person known to another or to the public • (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal | ||||||||
elaboration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the result of improving something • a discussion that provides additional information • marked by elaborately complex detail • developing in intricate and painstaking detail | ||||||||
explaining | verbv | |||||||
verb • make plain and comprehensible • define • serve as a reason or cause or justification of |