Standard Synonyms
Justification
Account
Elucidation
Slang Synonyms
Clarification
Rundown
Lowdown
Story
Scoop
Academic Synonyms
Account
Annotation
Avenue
Box score
By-product
Chronicle
Dissertation
Elucidation
Exegesis
Footnote
Gazette
Gloss
Interpretation
Justificaion
Legend
Metaphor
Moral
Novel
Oration
Payroll
Poem
Play
Prologue
Psalm
Reading
Report
Resolution
Story
Study
Summation
Tragedy
Vision
Old English Synonyms
Reason
Justification
Account
Elucidation
Solution
Regional Synonyms
Account
Annotation
Aside
Commentary
Note
Industry-specific Synonyms
Justification
Account
Resolution
Answer
Clarification
Antonyms
Mystery
Enigma
Riddle
Question
Conundrum
Puzzle
Problem
Secret
Meaning
A statement that makes something clear or easy to understand
Definition
an account or statement describing in detail the reasons, causes, or factors responsible for something
Example Sentences
1. I need an explanation for your absence from work.
2. Can you give me an explanation for why you were late?
3. His explanation for forgetting to do his homework was that his dog ate it.
4. The explanation for the high electric bill is that the air conditioner was left on all day.
5. After listening to her explanation, I understood why she was upset.