Explanation
Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.
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Synonyms for Explanation
Point and explanation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead a noun "Explanation".
Point
Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.
Explanation and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Point".
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How words are described
| good | good explanation | good point |
| exact | exact explanation | exact point |
| particular | particular explanation | particular point |
| similar | similar explanation | similar point |
| Other adjectives: common, current, original, true, legitimate, valid, obvious, logical, actual, real, little, interesting, new, possible, final, above, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Musical Episode: With a similar explanation to Scrubs, in that it's from the point of view of a patient, Callie.
Source: Series / Grey's Anatomy - It turns out that he's actually a clone (he probably still thought the explanation was what he'd said, since he wasn't aware he was a clone at that point).
Source: Death Amnesia - In the original work Alice and Bob, there is a specific explanation for some plot point.
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Point and Explanation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/point
Explanation & Point. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/point>.
Point or Explanation. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/point.
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