Synonyms of explanation

nounThe act or process of explaining.

• clarification
• elucidationA making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration.
• elaboration
• explainingExplanation.
• explicationThe act of explaining; an explanation.
• femsplainingThe explanation of feminist concepts, often to a man in a condescending and rude manner.
• mansplainingThe act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in order to appear knowledgeable, or...
• mansplanationA condescending explanation given by a male explainer to a female listener, especially to explain something the...