Word EXPLAIN: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

explain

🇺🇸 [ɪkˈspleɪn]

Meanings

To make something clear or easy to understand by describing it in more detail or by providing examples or reasons.

Examples

• She will explain the new software system during the training session.
• Can you explain why you were late to the meeting?
• The teacher explained the math problem step by step.

Synonyms

clarify • elucidate • describe

Antonyms

confuse • obscure • complicate