Synonyms of explained

explained 1 of 2

adjective

as in confirmed

Related Words

• confirmed
• determined
• established
• corroborated
• convincing
• validated
• substantiated
• plausible
• persuasive
• compelling
• understandable
• satisfying
• sane
• logical
• sensible
• wise
• reasonable
• explainable
• tenable
• explicable
• rational
• accountable

Dissimilar Words

• inexplicable
• unexplainable
• unaccountable
• indescribable
• inexplainable
• inexpressible
• indefinable
• mysterious
• incomprehensible
• inscrutable
• cryptic
• enigmatic
• unfathomable
• unknowable
• impenetrable
• unsayable

explained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of explain

1

as in clarified

to make plain or understandable

a pamphlet that explains the medical procedure in language that any layperson can understand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clarified
• illustrated
• demonstrated
• interpreted
• simplified
• illuminated
• elucidated
• expounded
• explicated
• construed
• analyzed
• cleared (up)
• defined
• resolved
• demystified
• spelled out
• specified
• solved
• deciphered
• got across
• unriddled
• unraveled
• decoded
• disentangled
• annotated
• glossed
• untangled
• undid
• broke down
• unscrambled
• commentated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscured
• confused
• clouded
• confounded
• befogged
• obfuscated

2

as in justified

to give the reason for or cause of

can you explain your very odd behavior at the wedding reception?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justified
• attributed
• rationalized
• accounted (for)
• explained away
• excused
• condoned
• forgave
• vindicated
• absolved
• exonerated
• acquitted
• exculpated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explained

Verb

The logic, as Naga Chaitanya explained, was not about short-term returns. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Loss of safe harbor Safe harbor protection grants conditional immunity to social media companies, explained Udit Mendiratta, technology and disputes partner at Argus Partners. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

As Alexander explained, the professional experience that brought him to this moment goes back to becoming a news junkie while growing up with his parents, David Alexander and Terry Pink and younger sister Rebecca, near Lake Merritt. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Home loans involve decades of payments, fees and terms that aren’t always explained clearly upfront. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Ward explained that despite being unable to attain traditional markers of economic success such as home-buying, Gen Z is able to find financial empowerment elsewhere, not just through investing, but paving the way for their own careers. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Chris Ralston, the district’s assistant superintendent of facilities, explained that the agreement would buy the district time to implement the rest of its solvency plan. — Chaewon Chung july 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Mark Langer, Puma’s new chief financial officer, explained in more detail how that all those changes had affected the second quarter. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 31 July 2026