Explanation

//ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən//

Synonyms for "explanation" (151 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(2 words)
accountclarification

Strong matches (45)

Related words (75)

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More general

8 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

5 entries

derived

10 entries

is a

7 entries

related to

12 entries

Translations

148 translations across 71 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • verduideliking noun (the act or process of explaining)

Albanian

3 entries
  • ftillim noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • shpjegim noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • sqarim noun (the act or process of explaining)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἐξήγησις noun (the act or process of explaining)

Arabic

4 entries
  • إِيضَاح noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • تَعْلِيل noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • تَفْسِير noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • تَوْضِيح noun (the act or process of explaining)

Armenian

2 entries
  • բացատրություն noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • մեկնաբանություն noun (the act or process of explaining)

Assamese

1 entries
  • ব্যাখ্যা noun (the act or process of explaining)

Asturian

2 entries
  • esplicación noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • esplicación noun (something that explains)

Aymara

1 entries
  • qhananchawi noun (the act or process of explaining)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • izah noun (something that explains)
  • izah etmə noun (the act or process of explaining)

Basque

1 entries
  • azalpen noun (the act or process of explaining)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • аб'ясьне́нне noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • аб'ясьне́ньне noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • тлумачэ́нне noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • тлумачэ́ньне noun (the act or process of explaining)

Bengali

1 entries
  • ব্যাখ্যা noun (the act or process of explaining)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • обясне́ние noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • обясне́ние noun (something that explains)
  • оправда́ние noun (reconciliation)

Catalan

2 entries
  • explicació noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • explicació noun (something that explains)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ꮧꭺꮟꮜꮕ noun (the act or process of explaining)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 解釋 /解释 noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • 說明 /说明 noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • 說明 /说明 noun (something that explains)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 解釋 /解释 noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • 說明 /说明 noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • 說明 /说明 noun (something that explains)

Czech

3 entries
  • objasnění noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • vysvětlení noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • vysvětlení noun (something that explains)

Danish

2 entries
  • forklaring noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • forklaring noun (something that explains)

Dari

2 entries
  • تَوْضِیح noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • شَرْح noun (the act or process of explaining)

Dutch

4 entries
  • toelichting noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • uitleg noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • uitleg noun (something that explains)
  • uitleg noun (reconciliation)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • klarigo noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • klarigo noun (something that explains)

Estonian

1 entries
  • selgitus noun (the act or process of explaining)

Finnish

2 entries
  • selittäminen noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • selitys noun (something that explains)

French

3 entries
  • explication noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • explication noun (something that explains)
  • explication noun (reconciliation)

Galician

2 entries
  • explicación noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • explicación noun (something that explains)

Georgian

1 entries
  • განმარტება noun (the act or process of explaining)

German

4 entries
  • Ausführung noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • Erklärung noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • Erklärung noun (something that explains)
  • Erläuterung noun (the act or process of explaining)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (the act or process of explaining)

Greek

3 entries
  • δικαιολογία noun (reconciliation)
  • εξήγηση noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • εξήγηση noun (something that explains)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הֶסבֵּר noun (the act or process of explaining)

Hindi

4 entries
  • विवरण noun (something that explains)
  • व्याख्या noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • व्याख्या noun (something that explains)
  • समझाना noun (the act or process of explaining)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • indoklás noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • kifejtés noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • magyarázat noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • magyarázat noun (something that explains)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • útskýring noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • útskýring noun (something that explains)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • penjelasan noun (the act or process of explaining)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • تُوْضیح noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • شَرْح noun (the act or process of explaining)

Irish

2 entries
  • mínithe noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • míniú noun (the act or process of explaining)

Italian

4 entries
  • chiarificazione noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • esegesi noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • esplicazione noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • spiegazione noun (the act or process of explaining)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 説明 noun (the act or process of explaining)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ការពន្យល់ noun (the act or process of explaining)

Korean

1 entries
  • 설명 noun (the act or process of explaining)

Latin

2 entries
  • explanatio noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • lux noun (the act or process of explaining)

Latvian

1 entries
  • skaidrojums noun (the act or process of explaining)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • paaiškinimas noun (the act or process of explaining)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • објаснување noun (the act or process of explaining)

Marathi

1 entries
  • स्पष्टीकरण noun (the act or process of explaining)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • тайлбар noun (the act or process of explaining)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • forklaring noun (the act or process of explaining)

Occitan

1 entries
  • explicacion noun (the act or process of explaining)

Old English

2 entries
  • racu noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • racu noun (something that explains)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • افاده noun (the act or process of explaining)

Polish

2 entries
  • objaśnienie noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • wyjaśnienie noun (the act or process of explaining)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • explanação noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • explanação noun (something that explains)
  • explicação noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • explicação noun (something that explains)

Romanian

2 entries
  • explicare noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • explicație noun (something that explains)

Russian

4 entries
  • объясне́ние noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • объясне́ние noun (something that explains)
  • оправда́ние noun (reconciliation)
  • разъясне́ние noun (the act or process of explaining)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • mìneachadh noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • soilleireachadh noun (the act or process of explaining)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • objašnjénje noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • објашње́ње noun (the act or process of explaining)

Slovak

2 entries
  • objasnenie noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • vysvetlenie noun (the act or process of explaining)

Slovene

1 entries
  • razlaga noun (the act or process of explaining)

Spanish

1 entries
  • explicación noun (the act or process of explaining)

Swedish

1 entries
  • förklaring noun (the act or process of explaining)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • paliwanag noun (the act or process of explaining)

Tajik

2 entries
  • тавзеҳ noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • шарҳ noun (the act or process of explaining)

Telugu

1 entries
  • వివరణ noun (the act or process of explaining)

Thai

2 entries
  • การอธิบาย noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • การอธิบาย noun (something that explains)

Turkish

2 entries
  • açıklama noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • izah noun (something that explains)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • поя́снення noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • поя́снення noun (something that explains)
  • роз'я́снення noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • тлума́чення noun (the act or process of explaining)

Urdu

2 entries
  • تَوضِیح noun (the act or process of explaining)
  • وَضاحَت noun (the act or process of explaining)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • izoh noun (something that explains)

Welsh

1 entries
  • eglurhad noun (the act or process of explaining)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • útlis noun (the act or process of explaining)

Sample sentences

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Thanks for your explanation.

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Your explanation won't wash; it's too improbable to be true.

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Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.

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I need a concise explanation.

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