Explanation and Return

Explanation

Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.

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

Nearby Words: explain, explanatory, explaining

Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

Usage example: I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War

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Explanation and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

good	good explanation	good return
full	full explanation	full return
long	long explanation	long return
better	better explanation	better return
Other adjectives: brief, original, initial, true, proper, actual, real, little, quick, partial, possible, apparent, less, official, bizarre, different.

The scenario's explanation for Carloman's sudden death was his mother favouring Charles, and poisoning Carloman in return.

Source: Useful Notes / Charlemagne
Murdock from MacGyver was repeatedly "killed" only to return later, perfectly healthy and with no explanation as to how he survived.

Source: Unexplained Recovery
Many characters killed in previous installments return for Tengoku-hen, most without much explanation and/or Hand-Waving.

Source: Broken Base / Super Robot Wars

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Return and Explanation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/return

Explanation & Return. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/return>.

Return or Explanation. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explanation/return.

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