EXPLICATING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

explicating

verb

present participle of explicate

as in explaining

to make plain or understandable the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen

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Recent Examples of explicating Steeped in modern Japanese history without explicating it, director Sang-il Lee’s feature is propelled by operatic intensity and visual poetry. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025

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Here, Theron grew particularly impassioned, explaining that people try to oversimplify the situation.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
After a short speech explaining my work, college students clapped for me.

— Susan Daria Landino, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of explaining

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However, Homestead police released a statement Thursday afternoon clarifying that the driver remained at the scene and was not at fault.

— Peter D'Oench, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
The dismissal comes just months after the Connecticut legislature voted to pass legislation clarifying its repeal of the religious exemption — a move that drew heated criticism from Republicans.

— Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of clarifying

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Schlager has contributed 18 of those recoveries, with his midfield partner James McAtee having made 19, illustrating their nascent partnership.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The moonphase displayed is not created by partially obscuring an image of the Moon, but by the continuous movement of the two, illustrating the time elapsed between one new moon and the next full moon.

— Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrating

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The findings therefore point specifically to an association with birthweight rather than demonstrating that rare earth exposure causes restricted fetal growth.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Yet there remains a sense of remove in the production’s perpetual excitement at demonstrating just how well its own analog works.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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