Distract and Explain

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Distract

Distract verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.
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Synonyms for Distract
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Explain is an antonym for distract in confuse topic.
Nearby Words: distraction, distracting, distractedly

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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Synonyms for Explain
Antonyms for Explain
Distract is an antonym for explain.
Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable
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Common collocations

death distract death explain death
way distract way explain way
characters distract characters explain characters

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Removing the bomb and saving her, Paz wakes in time to explain the first bomb was meant to be found, so to distract Snake from the second one.
    Source: Video Game / Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
  • Hypnotize the Princess Jafar attempts to do this to Jasmine in Aladdin, but when the Genie tries to explain he can't, she fakes it to distract Jafar.
    Source: Hypnotize the Princess
  • MacGuffin It won't pop up again later, it won't explain the ending, it won't do anything except possibly distract you while you try to figure out its significance.
    Source: MacGuffin
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