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Synonyms of 'explanation'

explanation

noun

  1. reason, account, answer, excuse, justification, motive, vindication
  2. description, clarification, definition, elucidation, illustration, interpretation

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Nearby words of 'explanation'

  • expertise
  • expire
  • explain
  • explanation
  • explanatory
  • explicit
  • explode
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Thesaurus for explanation from the Collins American English Thesaurus
Dictionary definition
If you give an explanation of something that has happened , you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.
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Subordination

When two or more clauses are joined by a conjunction other than and, but, or, or yet, one of the clauses is the main clause; the other clauses are subordinate clauses. The different types of subordin...
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