Explain and Fix

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Fix and explain are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Fix" instead a verb "Explain".

Fix verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Explain and fix are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Fix".

Nearby Words: fixed, fixing, fixate, fixer

part	explain part	fix part
relationship	explain relationship	fix relationship
problem	explain problem	fix problem
situation	explain situation	fix situation
Other words: time, way, story, hair, history, issues, problems.

But seeing as Abed is so savvy and they are in a TV show, often the group needs him to explain or fix things for them.

Source: Cloudcuckoolander's Minder
Twilight Sparkle tells her that there's no time to explain; they have to go fix Applejack.

Source: No Time to Explain
Emael Mosekhesailho is partially a fix fic for Star Trek: Nemesis, using a reconstruction to explain how the Military Coup against the Romulan government could've possibly succeeded.

Source: Fix Fic

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Fix and Explain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/fix

Explain & Fix. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/fix>.

Fix or Explain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/fix.

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