Synonyms of annotate

annotate

verb

as in to interpret

to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.)

He annotated the text at several places.

annotate a list

Related Words

• interpret
• analyze
• explain
• illustrate
• clarify
• demonstrate
• simplify
• explicate
• elucidate
• construe
• commentate
• define
• illuminate
• expound
• decipher
• spell out
• solve
• gloss
• decode
• clear (up)
• get across
• specify
• demystify
• unriddle
• resolve
• disentangle
• undo
• unravel
• untangle
• unscramble
• break down

Dissimilar Words

• cloud
• confuse
• confound
• obscure
• obfuscate
• befog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of annotate

The Times photographed each plaque and asked eight historians who have studied and written about both Democratic and Republican presidents to examine and annotate the exhibit, which spans 5,400 words. — New York Times, 11 June 2026

Alongside the guitar is a copy of the Declaration of Independence, annotated by John McKesson, secretary of New York’s Fourth Provincial Congress, in the days following July 4, 1776. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Who better to annotate that life than the actors, directors, cinematographers, editors, and producers who helped bring his movies to the screen since the late 1960s? — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026

Unusually for a remote bush lodge, the tech is pretty sophisticated, from air conditioning and good Wi-Fi to clearly annotated light switches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026