commentated
Gave live analysis
Commentated is the past tense of commentate, meaning to provide live commentary on an event, especially a sporting match or broadcast: She commentated the Olympics for NBC.
The word is a back-formation from commentator—some consider it unnecessary since "commented" exists, but commentate has established itself in broadcasting contexts where ongoing narration rather than a single remark is meant.
Real-time event narration
- sportscasterBroadcasts athletic events
- announcerOne who introduces programs
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
coverage · live · telecast · voice-over · narration · broadcast · reporting · blow-by-blow
Having penetrating discernment
- evaluativePertaining to assessment
- objectivePurpose or goal
- reasonedDerived through careful thought
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
systematic · scrutinizing · breakdown · assessment · tactical · strategic · statistical · diagnostic
Inclined to criticize others
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
faultfinding · opinionated · skeptical · dismissive · negative · acerbic · biting · sarcastic
Act of explaining clearly
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
unpacking · contextualization · background · simplification · illumination · decoding · paraphrase · gloss
Serving to teach
- didacticIntended to instruct
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide
documentary · lecture · professorial · mentorship · teaching · discourse · scholarly · seminar
play-by-play
Real-time event narration
- sportscasterBroadcasts athletic events
- announcerOne who introduces programs
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
correspondent · coverage · live · telecast · voice-over · narration · broadcast · reporting · blow-by-blow · simulcast
insightful
Having penetrating discernment
- evaluativePertaining to assessment
- objectivePurpose or goal
- reasonedDerived through careful thought
methodical · systematic · scrutinizing · breakdown · assessment · tactical · strategic · statistical · diagnostic · dissection
judgmental
Inclined to criticize others
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
disparaging · faultfinding · opinionated · skeptical · dismissive · negative · acerbic · biting · sarcastic · cynical
elucidation
Act of explaining clearly
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
description · unpacking · contextualization · background · simplification · illumination · decoding · paraphrase · gloss · footnote
instructive
Serving to teach
- didacticIntended to instruct
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
tutorial · documentary · lecture · professorial · mentorship · teaching · discourse · scholarly · seminar · pedagogical
commentatedobserved
Perceived through attention
listened · spectated · kept quiet · said nothing · watched
- sports commentatorNarrates athletic events live
- color commentatorBroadcast voice adding context
- political commentatorAnalyst of government affairs
- news commentatorBroadcast current-events interpreter
- live commentatorPerson narrating events in real-time
- social commentatorAnalyst of cultural trends