Synonyms of 'explanation'
explanation
noun
- reason, account, answer, excuse, justification, motive, vindication
- description, clarification, definition, elucidation, illustration, interpretation
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If you give an explanation of something that has happened , you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.