Synonyms of expounds

expounds

verb

present tense third-person singular of expound

1

as in expresses

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

a rambling interview in which the celebrated author expounds his views on an array of topics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expresses
• voices
• gives
• states
• announces
• writes
• looks
• describes
• airs
• proclaims
• ventilates
• says
• raises
• sounds
• conveys
• declares
• publishes
• puts forth
• enunciates
• disseminates
• advertises
• vents
• circulates
• submits
• gives air to
• offers
• communicates
• broadcasts
• speaks out
• speaks up
• writes up
• enounces
• chimes in
• sounds off
• puts over
• puts across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• restricts
• stifles
• restrains
• censors

2

as in explains

to make plain or understandable

at the start of the trial the judge expounded the legal difference between libel and slander to the jury

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explains
• illustrates
• clarifies
• demonstrates
• illuminates
• interprets
• elucidates
• simplifies
• explicates
• construes
• demystifies
• spells out
• analyzes
• clears (up)
• defines
• resolves
• gets across
• specifies
• deciphers
• solves
• decodes
• unriddles
• unravels
• undoes
• annotates
• disentangles
• glosses
• untangles
• breaks down
• unscrambles
• commentates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscures
• confuses
• clouds
• confounds
• obfuscates
• befogs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expounds

But Supreme Court scholars and the public alike seldom pay much attention to concurring opinions, in which a justice expounds on the views of their colleagues in the majority. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

In the latter category is the childhood home of Mary (Renate Reinsve), a psychiatrist who confidently expounds her therapeutic philosophy in her sessions with clients and on late-night TV commercials promoting her self-help audio cassette tapes. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026

This documentary follows the recording during a six-day period in 2025 and, augmented by Bareilles’ trademark openness, expounds on the personal hardships and grief the songstress/actress endured the past several years. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Jones also further expounds on the vampire’s wretched lineage and mythology through flashbacks. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Digital and tech journalist Taylor Lorenz expounds upon the influence of the digital space called social media in her book, Extremely Online. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026

On this week’s episode of Good One, Gethard — whose latest special, A Father and the Sun, debuted this past September — expounds on these ideas by outlining what pursuing a creative career used to look like, where things went wrong, and where artists must go from here. — Chris Gethard, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026

His post makes no mention of upcoming future dates in the tour, nor expounds on the nature of the threat. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025

Philip expounds on the spiritual meaning of a passage from the Hebrew Scriptures and tells him about Jesus. — Alistair Budd, Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2025