Would you care to expound?
Source: tatoeba (5738474)
Expound
/ɪkˈspaʊnd/
Synonyms for "expound" (97 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (20)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (29)
Verb(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
detailed treatise
Related words (48)
Verb(10 words)
expositexpressgive reason forgive the meaningharanguehold forthilluminateillustrateinterpretlecturemake clearmake plainmoralizepoint a moralpopularizepreachpresentrantrationalizeread a lesson
Noun(5 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: elaborate, account for, advocate, allegorize, analyze.
- Sentence evidence is available for expound, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "expound".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "expound"
Keep "expound" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "expound" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "expound", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "expound" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
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Collocations
5 entriesInflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- обяснявам verb (explain or discuss at length)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 闡明 /阐明 verb (explain or discuss at length)
- 闡述 /阐述 verb (explain or discuss at length)
Czech
3 entries- vykládat verb (explain or discuss at length)
- vyložit verb (explain or discuss at length)
- vysvětlit verb (explain or discuss at length)
Dutch
1 entries- uiteenzetten verb (explain or discuss at length)
Finnish
1 entries- selittää verb (explain or discuss at length)
French
2 entries- expliciter verb (explain or discuss at length)
- préciser verb (explain or discuss at length)
Georgian
1 entries- განავრცობს verb (explain or discuss at length)
German
3 entries- darlegen verb (explain or discuss at length)
- erklären verb (explain or discuss at length)
- erläutern verb (explain or discuss at length)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (explain or discuss at length)
Hindi
4 entries- प्रतिपादन करना verb (explain or discuss at length)
- प्रतिपादित करना verb (explain or discuss at length)
- बखान करना verb (explain or discuss at length)
- बखानना verb (explain or discuss at length)
Hungarian
1 entries- kifejt verb (explain or discuss at length)
Ido
1 entries- explikar verb (explain or discuss at length)
Italian
2 entries- illustrare verb (explain or discuss at length)
- spiegare verb (explain or discuss at length)
Japanese
1 entries- 詳説する verb (explain or discuss at length)
Māori
1 entries- whakapūaho verb (explain or discuss at length)
Persian
1 entries- تفصیل دادن verb (explain or discuss at length)
Russian
4 entries- излага́ть verb (explain or discuss at length)
- изложи́ть verb (explain or discuss at length)
- разъясни́ть verb (explain or discuss at length)
- разъясня́ть verb (explain or discuss at length)
Scots
1 entries- expoond verb (explain or discuss at length)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- izložiti verb (explain or discuss at length)
- objasniti verb (explain or discuss at length)
- rastumačiti verb (explain or discuss at length)
Spanish
3 entries- disertar verb (explain or discuss at length)
- explayar verb (explain or discuss at length)
- exponer verb (explain or discuss at length)
Turkish
3 entries- açımlamak verb (explain or discuss at length)
- teşrih etmek verb (explain or discuss at length)
- şerh etmek verb (explain or discuss at length)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them.
Source: tatoeba (7882227)
I awoke, and then fell asleep again, and dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew up upon one stalk, full and very fair. Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stalk: And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it.
Source: tatoeba (7882910)
Some intellectuals venture to say that sci-fi films and literature are fuzzily impacts of Orientalism. For some Westerners, looking at a sci-fi film or reading a sci-fi book resembles an adventure into the Orient. For the Westerner, it is the Self versus the Other. James Alexander Brown wrote his dissertation "American Science Fiction Cinema, Orientalism, Self & Other" to expound on just that sentimentality in the West.
Source: tatoeba (10726800)
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "expound"?
Closest matches include elaborate, account for, advocate, allegorize, analyze.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "expound"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.