explains
Spells it out
Explains is the third-person singular form of explain—to make something clear or understandable by describing it in detail or giving reasons for it.
She explains the process step by step.
That explains why he was late.
The word often implies breaking down something complex or puzzling into comprehensible parts.
Makes something understandable
- illuminatesProvides light to
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
- demystifiesMakes understandable
- simplifiesMakes less complex
explicates · unravels · decodes · illustrates · breaks down · spells out · makes clear · unpacks
Imparts knowledge or orders
- demonstratesShows by example
- guidesThose who show directions
- showsPresents or broadcasts
- tutorsPrivate academic helpers
coaches · educates · lectures · mentors · schools · trains · enlightens · models
Examines in detail
- construesUnderstands in particular way
- readsInterprets written symbols
- glossesSurface shines or annotations
- annotatesAdds explanatory notes
unpacks · contextualizes · expounds · deconstructs · examines · parses · critiques · evaluates
Exchanges information with others
- conveysTransfers or expresses
- describesConveys in words
- presentsItems given freely
- reportsFormal written findings
relates · recounts · states · expresses · articulates · discloses · reveals · shares
Gives reason for
- rationalizesInvents acceptable explanations
- defendsActs to protect
- vindicatesProves innocence or correctness
- excusesExplanations offered for faults
warrants · legitimizes · supports · argues · reasons · substantiates · validates · grounds
elucidates
Makes something understandable
- illuminatesProvides light to
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
- demystifiesMakes understandable
simplifies · explicates · unravels · decodes · illustrates · breaks down · spells out · makes clear · unpacks · disentangles
instructs
Imparts knowledge or orders
- demonstratesShows by example
- guidesThose who show directions
- showsPresents or broadcasts
tutors · coaches · educates · lectures · mentors · schools · trains · enlightens · models · illustrates
analyzes
Examines in detail
- construesUnderstands in particular way
- readsInterprets written symbols
- glossesSurface shines or annotations
annotates · unpacks · contextualizes · expounds · deconstructs · examines · parses · critiques · evaluates · assesses
communicates
Exchanges information with others
reports · relates · recounts · states · expresses · articulates · discloses · reveals · shares · tells
accounts for
Gives reason for
- rationalizesInvents acceptable explanations
- defendsActs to protect
- vindicatesProves innocence or correctness
excuses · warrants · legitimizes · supports · argues · reasons · substantiates · validates · grounds · motivates
- breaks downfalls apart, collapses, crumbles, disintegrates, analyzes
- lays outarranges, organizes, displays, spreads, presents
- causationcause, effect, because, causality, causation
- attributionattributed to, cited, according to, per, via
- 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
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