Comment on
Explain and comment on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Comment on".
Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
Comment on and explain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comment on" instead a verb "Explain".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- illustrate and comment on
- illustrate and explain
- note and comment on
- note and explain
- detail and comment on
- detail and explain
- report and comment on
- report and explain
- communicate and comment on
- communicate and explain
- tell and comment on
- tell and explain
- articulate and comment on
- articulate and explain
Both terms in one sentence
- You have the opportunity to comment on his unusual name, and he'll explain that he was orphaned at a young age and raised by Argonians.
Source: Name From Another Species -
Frequently the first comment on a page will explain how something on that page hints towards later developments.
Source: Webcomic / Shortpacked! - Lemony Narrator: Oliver Postgate, the Series Creator, serves as this, generally breaking the fourth wall to explain Welsh culture or to comment on the action.
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Explain and Comment on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comment_on/explain
Comment on & Explain. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comment_on/explain>.
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