Interpretation
Interpretation noun - A statement that makes something clear.
Usage example: that's one possible interpretation of that cryptic remark
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Synonyms for Interpretation
Reasoning and interpretation are semantically related In some cases you can use "Reasoning" instead a noun "Interpretation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inference and interpretation
- inference and reasoning
- opinion and interpretation
- opinion and reasoning
- understanding and interpretation
- understanding and reasoning
- sense and interpretation
- sense and reasoning
- perception and interpretation
- perception and reasoning
- idea and interpretation
- idea and reasoning
- judgment and interpretation
- judgment and reasoning
How words are described
| good | good interpretation | good reasoning |
| clear | clear interpretation | clear reasoning |
| exact | exact interpretation | exact reasoning |
| similar | similar interpretation | similar reasoning |
| Other adjectives: complex, original, initial, valid, likely, logical, new, twisted, official, bizarre, basic, different, realistic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- One interpretation, which locates Atlantis at the South Pole, uses similar reasoning to the above example from Cast Away at the Pole.
Source: Spin the Earth Backwards - The reasoning is they didn't want to influence anyone's interpretation of the songs by naming them a certain way.
- He did not truly break his vows (but distanced himself a lot from their usual interpretation), and his reforms all had sound reasoning, until he decided to go in a campaign against Ramsay, effectively breaking his vows.
Source: Anti-Mutiny
Cite this Source
Reasoning and Interpretation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interpretation/reasoning
Interpretation & Reasoning. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/interpretation/reasoning>.
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