Other words for “explain”

other words for explain

When writing fiction, “said” does the job at least 90% of the time. But when writing a formal essay, sometimes you need another word for “explain”.

OTHER WORDS FOR EXPLAIN

  • clarify: to make something more comprehensible
  • clear up: to solve or explain something
  • convey: to communicate something
  • convince: to cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something
  • define: to state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
  • demystify: to make something difficult easier to understand
  • describe: to give a detailed account in words
  • elaborate: to develop something in further detail
  • elucidate: to make something clear
  • explicate: to analyse and develop something in detail
  • expound: to present and explain something in detail
  • get across: to communicate an idea clearly
  • illuminate: to clarify or explain (light up)
  • inform: to give information to
  • justify: to show or prove to be right or reasonable
  • lay out: to explain something clearly and carefully
  • let someone know: to tell
  • map out: to plan a route or course of action in detail
  • put across: to communicate something effectively
  • refine: to make minor changes, improving or clarifying something
  • shed light on: to help to explain something by providing further information
  • specify: to state a fact or requirement clearly and precisely
  • spell out: to explain in detail
  • throw light on: to help to explain something by providing further information
CONTEMPORARY FICTION SET IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (2023)

On paper, things look fine. Sam Dennon recently inherited significant wealth from his uncle. As a respected architect, Sam spends his days thinking about the family needs and rich lives of his clients. But privately? Even his enduring love of amateur astronomy is on the wane. Sam has built a sustainable-architecture display home for himself but hasn’t yet moved into it, preferring to sleep in his cocoon of a campervan. Although they never announced it publicly, Sam’s wife and business partner ended their marriage years ago due to lack of intimacy, leaving Sam with the sense he is irreparably broken.

Now his beloved uncle has died. An intensifying fear manifests as health anxiety, with night terrors from a half-remembered early childhood event. To assuage the loneliness, Sam embarks on a Personal Happiness Project:

1. Get a pet dog

2. Find a friend. Just one. Not too intense.

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