explained
Spelled it out
Explained is the past tense of explain—to make something clear or understandable by describing it in detail or giving reasons for it.
She explained how the engine works.
He explained why he was late.
When something is explained, the confusion or mystery around it has been addressed, though not necessarily resolved to everyone's satisfaction.
Made something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- demystifiedMade comprehensible
- simplifiedMade less complex
interpreted · decoded · unraveled · expounded · spelled out · broke down · made clear · shed light on
Developed in greater detail
- detailedFull of specifics
- describedRepresented in language
- specifiedExplicitly stated or defined
- particularizedMade specifically detailed
itemized · enumerated · delineated · chronicled · recounted · narrated · related · reported
Gave teaching or orders
- educatedHaving received formal instruction
- taughtImparted knowledge to
- informedGiven necessary knowledge
- briefedGiven essential information
coached · tutored · lectured · demonstrated · showed · guided · enlightened · trained
Shown to be right
- rationalizedInvented justification for
- defendedShielded from harm
- accounted forProvided explanation or justification
- reasonedDerived through careful thought
warranted · vindicated · excused · substantiated · supported · argued · legitimized · grounded
Assigned to a source
- ascribedAssigned to a source
- creditedAcknowledged as source
- assignedGiven as duty
- imputedAssigned by inference
traced · pinpointed · identified · diagnosed · determined · established · linked · connected
elucidated
Made something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- demystifiedMade comprehensible
simplified · interpreted · decoded · unraveled · expounded · spelled out · broke down · made clear · shed light on · unpacked
elaborated
Developed in greater detail
particularized · itemized · enumerated · delineated · chronicled · recounted · narrated · related · reported · documented
instructed
Gave teaching or orders
- educatedHaving received formal instruction
- taughtImparted knowledge to
- informedGiven necessary knowledge
briefed · coached · tutored · lectured · demonstrated · showed · guided · enlightened · trained · mentored
justified
Shown to be right
- rationalizedInvented justification for
- defendedShielded from harm
- accounted forProvided explanation or justification
reasoned · warranted · vindicated · excused · substantiated · supported · argued · legitimized · grounded · motivated
attributed
Assigned to a source
imputed · traced · pinpointed · identified · diagnosed · determined · established · linked · connected · accounted for
- speech verbssaid, says, asked, answered, replied
- interpretedtranslated, decoded, understood, read, clarified
- plain languageplain language, plain English, plain text, plain talk, plain speech
- illustration termsdepicted, portrayed, sketched, rendered, drawn
explainedobscured
Made hard to perceive
confused · clouded · muddled · obfuscated · mystified
explainedunexplained
Not yet clarified
mysterious · baffling · puzzling · enigmatic · inexplicable
explainedcomplicated
Difficult to understand
confounded · tangled · convoluted · overcomplicated · confused
- let me explainPreface to a breakdown
- to explainMake something understood
- hard to explainDifficult to articulate
- explain awayMinimize through justification
- explained awayDismissed through reasoning
- that explains itNow I understand
explain, explaining, explains, explainable, unexplained, overexplaining, overexplains, overexplained, reexplaining