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

What happened, Wells' parents say, is a mystery riddled with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and missing details. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Based on that information, the AI builds a draft portfolio that users can review, adjust and approve, while providing explanations behind its recommendations. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Why Most Leaders Are Solving The Wrong Problem When performance breaks down—when a strategy conversation goes sideways, when a key decision gets rushed, when a team starts operating on edge—the default explanations tend to be external. — Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Instructors make sure everyone feels supported, no matter their level, and happily offer extra explanations and modifications as needed. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Sabatini suggested to the jury there were possible explanations for that aberrant behavior without settling on a specific reason. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Experts offer a few possible explanations as to why young women may be leaving religion. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 July 2026

Researchers have offered several explanations for why synthetic fertilizers harm soil microbes. — Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Ruiz, the trail advocate, says the confusing figures are trying his patience, and his efforts to obtain clear explanations from parks and county officials have also been rebuffed. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026