Distort and Explain

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Distort

Distort verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible
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Synonyms for Distort
Antonyms for Distort
Explain is an antonym for distort.
Nearby Words: distortion, distorting, distorter

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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Synonyms for Explain
Antonyms for Explain
Distort is an antonym for explain in make clear topic.
Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable
Similar words of distort

Similar words of explain

Common collocations

truth distort truth explain truth
time distort time explain time
fact distort fact explain fact
characters distort characters explain characters
Other words: story, actions, joke, concept, feelings.

Both words in one sentence

  • Distort: I'd say "It's magic, he doesn't have to explain it," but I don't think he's earned that liberty.
    Source: Fanfic / Past Sins MST
  • Western Animation / Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale Thus the obnoxious director distort the story of a fairy tale because of "fashionable" elements and refuse dialogue to the point of firing Barbie, while the latter tries in vain to calmly explain that the really cool tale is going to be lost.
    Source: Western Animation / Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale
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