Commentary
Commentary noun - A series of explanations or observations on something (as an event).
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Synonyms for Commentary
Description is a synonym for commentary in narration topic. In some cases you can use "Description" instead a noun "Commentary", when it comes to topics like analysis.
Description
Description noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
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Synonyms for Description
Commentary is a synonym for description in chronicle topic. Sometimes you can use "Commentary" instead a noun "Description".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- account and commentary
- account and description
- report and commentary
- report and description
- exposition and commentary
- exposition and description
- story and commentary
- story and description
- narrative and commentary
- narrative and description
- elucidation and commentary
- elucidation and description
- explanation and commentary
- explanation and description
How words are described
| good | good commentary | good description |
| best | best commentary | best description |
| detailed | detailed commentary | detailed description |
| similar | similar commentary | similar description |
| Other adjectives: brief, complete, original, actual, entire, real, little, bad, humorous, traditional, general, less, hilarious, official, historical, audio, colorful, in-depth. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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This is because in the silent era in Japan films were accompanied by a benshi, a sort of narrator who would provide live description and commentary of the film as it played.
Source: Film / A Page of Madness -
In the description for the first of her Shovel Knight videos, which featured the more traditional live commentary, she said that the game could probably be considered her first real Let's Play.
Source: Lets Play / Pink Kitty Rose -
You usually only discover this after winning them and reading either the item description or Squeaker's commentary.
Source: My Greatest Failure
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Description and Commentary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commentary/description
Commentary & Description. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/commentary/description>.
Description or Commentary. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/commentary/description.
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