Synonyms of explanations

explanations

noun

plural of explanation

1

as in interpretations

a statement that makes something clear

an explanation of photosynthesis that most museum visitors will be able to understand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interpretations
• illustrations
• explications
• translations
• clarifications
• elucidations
• analyses
• definitions
• constructions
• reasonings
• exegeses
• expositions
• comments
• illuminations
• commentaries
• road maps
• demonstrations
• restatements
• annotations
• justifications
• paraphrases
• glosses
• meanings
• rationales
• rationalizations
• edifications
• enlightenments
• caveats
• warnings
• enactments
• epexegeses
• disentanglements
• cautions

2

as in reasons

a statement given to explain a belief or act

when questioned by authorities, the students were at a loss for an explanation for their senseless vandalism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reasons
• arguments
• apologies
• justifications
• accountings
• rationales
• excuses
• cases
• accounts
• appeals
• alibis
• defenses
• pleas
• rationalizations
• vindications
• pretexts
• pretenses
• apologiae
• guises

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explanations

Own the outcome immediately, fix the problem publicly and leave the defensive explanations out of it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Public libraries offer free SHSAT books with instructions, explanations, and complete sample tests, along with free online tutoring. — Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

American Airlines has also recently begun giving travelers more detailed explanations for delays and cancellations in its app and on its website, including whether a disruption involves unscheduled maintenance. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

These early proponents of quantum biology sought explanations for the puzzling properties of life at the classical scale in the counterintuitive laws of physics at the quantum scale. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Users were already required to state a reason, but the company acknowledged that the old free-text system yielded explanations that were not always specific. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026

Those explanations are the pollster’s interpretation of its findings rather than independently established reasons for the change. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Scientists recently set about to rule out some possible explanations for Skeleton 150’s condition. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026