Explanation and Semblance

Explanation

Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.

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

Nearby Words: explain, explanatory, explaining

Semblance noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

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Explanation and semblance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Semblance".

good	good explanation	good semblance
better	better explanation	better semblance
actual	actual explanation	actual semblance
real	real explanation	real semblance
Other adjectives: little, decent, interesting, new, vague.

And you know your show is hard to follow when you have to annotate your episodes just so there's some semblance of explanation as to what's going on.

Source: Four Lines, All Waiting
Characters can be brought back from limbo at the writer's discretion, unlike a Comic Book Death, where they at least have to give the semblance of having an explanation of why they're back.

Source: Comic-Book Limbo
Out of all of them, only Haru's case provides any semblance of explanation: titanium in her ribs.

Source: Manga / Akuma no Riddle

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