Explanation and Message

Explanation

Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.

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Message and explanation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Message" instead a noun "Explanation".

Nearby Words: explain, explanatory, explaining

Message noun - A piece of conveyed information.

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Explanation and message are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Message".

Nearby Words: messaged, messaging

good	good explanation	good message
full	full explanation	full message
nice	nice explanation	nice message
clear	clear explanation	clear message
Other adjectives: long, exact, similar, usual, brief, short, original, true, actual, real, little, new, general, final, basic, different.

And it did so by preventing you from sending the message with no explanation beyond a generic "something bad is in your message" statement.

Source: Scunthorpe Problem
Explanation A message sent to Arin asked if someone was a member of "Egoraptor" not realizing that Egoraptor was just one person and not a group.

Source: Memes / Other Internet
The popular explanation on message boards from both players and moderators is "a wizard did it".

Source: A Wizard Did It

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Message and Explanation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/message

Explanation & Message. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/message>.

Message or Explanation. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/message.

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