EXPLAINING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

explaining

verb

present participle of explain

as in clarifying

to make plain or understandable a pamphlet that explains the medical procedure in language that any layperson can understand

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as in justifying

to give the reason for or cause of can you explain your very odd behavior at the wedding reception?

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Recent Examples of explaining Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The traditional experience requires waiting on hold, explaining the situation and hoping an agent can help. — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 His better-than-ever serve and greater aggressiveness in his game go a long way toward explaining why Djokovic has a chance of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title next week at Wimbledon, aged 39. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026 An ambulance was needed, the health administrator told the operator, explaining where emergency responders should go upon arrival at the facility. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026 But with toxic levels of cobalt, the transcription factor is active without low oxygen levels, leading to abnormally high amounts of hemoglobin-carrying red blood cells—explaining the woman’s high hemoglobin levels. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Infographic explaining Euclid's survey ESA The original image was captured in black and white, but color was added using observations from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located in Hawaii. — CBS News, 24 June 2026 The original is a minor Harding work, Bacon said, explaining why judges might not have recognized Allan’s submission as a re-creation. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 June 2026 Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council, penned a letter to Sorsby explaining the league’s decision. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for explaining

Verb

Put those two next to each other and the picture is odd and clarifying at once.

— Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
House Enrolled Act 1408 includes language clarifying parental consent for children under age 16, and age verification requirements for social media companies.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of clarifying

Verb

These figures are considerable for a hardware enterprise, justifying a high valuation.

— Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of justifying

Verb

That's a key technical level watched and used by traders, illustrating a stock or index's trend.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Wingate weaves this historical horror with a modern-day mystery, illustrating the lasting trauma of children stolen for profit and the unbreakable bond of blood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Definition of illustrating

Verb

But the notion of ends rationalizing the means is problematic on many levels, most of all because without boundaries and structure there is chaos, and few have the same means and leverage at their disposal.

— Vahe Gregorian July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
As the show began to wrap up, Goldberg aimed to try to tie in the book, asking Vance about rationalizing his Catholic faith with a hard-line stance on immigration.

— Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Definition of rationalizing

Verb

Kyiv has also stepped up long-range drone and missile strikes inside Russia, targeting energy, military and logistics infrastructure, demonstrating the progress Ukraine has made in developing domestic strike capabilities.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Boston Consulting Group suggests CEO hopefuls start cultivating a social media presence and demonstrating the ability to represent a company at least five years before expecting to take the top job.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of demonstrating

Verb

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro is expected to see a significant price increase, with CEO Tim Cook attributing it to inflationary pressures on memory and storage components.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
The pair divorced in 2023, with Vergara later attributing the split to differing views on having children, which Manganiello disputed.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Definition of attributing

Verb

Shared inference infrastructure is vital for fiscal viability, optimizing compute allocation, reducing TCO, and simplifying platform management.

— Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026