Synonyms of spell out

spell out

verb

as in to explain

to make plain or understandable

the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explain
• illustrate
• clarify
• demonstrate
• simplify
• get across
• interpret
• illuminate
• clear (up)
• elucidate
• expound
• explicate
• construe
• analyze
• resolve
• demystify
• solve
• define
• specify
• unriddle
• decipher
• decode
• break down
• disentangle
• undo
• unravel
• untangle
• gloss
• annotate
• unscramble
• commentate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscure
• cloud
• confuse
• confound
• befog
• obfuscate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spell out

In his second meeting at the Fed's helm, Chairman Kevin Warsh reiterated his commitment to bringing down inflation but declined to spell out what would lead him to vote to raise rates. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Anthropic is careful to explicitly spell out most of these caveats. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Both lawsuits argue that the government didn’t adequately establish its case against each specific economy or spell out how the tariffs will eliminate the specified practice they are being levied to address, as required by Section 301. — Mae Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

After a court filing spelling out the agreement came during the last hour of trading on Wall Street, shares in Paramount added to what was already a lackluster day. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026