Explanation
Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.
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Synonyms for Explanation
Sketch and explanation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sketch" instead a noun "Explanation".
Sketch
Sketch noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
Usage example: gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet
Explanation and sketch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Sketch".
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How words are described
| full | full explanation | full sketch |
| long | long explanation | long sketch |
| detailed | detailed explanation | detailed sketch |
| particular | particular explanation | particular sketch |
| Other adjectives: similar, brief, short, original, initial, accurate, popular, actual, quick, new, final, hilarious, official, above, bizarre, different, realistic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- He'd mumble an explanation of what trick, or sketch he was performing, and over the course of it, it would degenerate into incomprehensible gibberish.
Source: Deteriorates Into Gibberish -
And then his explanation of why the sketch has no point develops into him listing weird strip-club names, continuing into the credits...
Source: Drop the Cow -
The Hardly Working sketch "Secret Society" involves a secret organization of "lady punchers." One of them is a woman, and uses this trope as an explanation.
Source: Equal-Opportunity Evil
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