explicative Synonym

articulate, enunciate, pronounce, say, state, express, vocalize, verbalize, utter, declare, announce, detail, specify, elucidate, clarify, explain, expound, delineate, describe, communicate, convey, reveal, manifest, disclose, divulge, broadcast, proclaim, narrate, recount, recite, iterate, repeat [x]

term, expression, phrase, lexeme, vocable, locution, utterance, appellation, designation, name, title, label, moniker, tag, handle, denomination, epithet, sobriquet, byname, cognomen, nomenclature, identifier, signifier, token, symbol, representation, unit, element, component, item, entry, article, entity, instance, occurrence, example, sample, specimen, case, illustration, manifestation, form, version, variant, type, kind, sort, category, class, genre [x]

prattle, chatter, gabble, jabber, ramble, blather, drivel, prate, yammer, blabber, gibber, twaddle, waffle, natter, tattle, gossip, murmur, mutter, mumble, burble, cackle, clatter, cluck, gab, yak, yatter, yap, yip, blab, buzz [x]

clarify, specify, detail, elucidate, explain, define, articulate, out, delineate, expound, illustrate, describe, express, manifest, reveal, demonstrate, show, expose, unfold, lay out, set forth, illuminate, interpret, explicate, declare, announce, proclaim, state, communicate, disclose, unveil, present, narrate, recount, relate, itemize, enumerate, list, particularize, exemplify, substantiate, affirm, attest, testify, verify, confirm, authenticate [x]

expressions, phrases, sayings, colloquialisms, locutions, figures of speech, turns of phrase, maxims, adages, aphorisms, proverbs, mottos, slogans, clichés, truisms, epigrams, apothegms, dictums, axioms, saws, bywords, catchphrases, formulae, idiomatic expressions, set phrases, stock phrases, fixed expressions, commonplaces, platitudes, bromides, chestnuts, shibboleths, tropes [x]

abuse, invective, denunciation, castigation, censure, condemnation, criticism, diatribe, tirade, revilement, reproach, scolding, upbraiding, berating, vilification, disparagement, defamation, slander, libel, insult, affront, aspersion, calumny, obloquy, contumely, excoriation, lambasting, railing, tongue-lashing, reproof, rebuke, reprimand, admonishment, chiding, harangue, fulmination, objurgation, opprobrium, vitriol, malediction, execration, animadversion [x]

abuse, insult, vituperation, denunciation, diatribe, tirade, reproach, castigation, censure, revilement, scorn, slander, aspersion, obloquy, contumely, vilification, railing, berating, upbraiding, excoriation, lambasting, tongue-lashing, fulmination, malediction, execration, opprobrium, calumny, defamation, disparagement, derogation, denigration, belittlement, vilipend, vitriol, invectiveness, objurgation, reproof, rebuke, reprimand, admonishment, chiding, harangue, broadside, philippic, abusement, vituperativeness, vituperatory, vituperous, vituperative [x]

indicate, signify, represent, mean, imply, express, show, suggest, connote, symbolize, mark, designate, point out, betoken, typify, stand for, exemplify, manifest, reveal, communicate, spell out, intimate, signal, evidence, demonstrate, exhibit, display, announce, proclaim, declare, name, label, tag, identify, characterize, detail, specify, particularize, describe, narrate, recount, chronicle, relate, tell, explain, elucidate, clarify, expound, interpret, illustrate [x]

reasons, explanations, defenses, rationales, arguments, excuses, validations, vindications, grounds, alibis, pretexts, apologies, clarifications, accounts, warrants, supports, bases, premises, foundations, motives, causes, extenuations, pleas, corroborations, affirmations, attestations, endorsements, confirmations, verifications, proofs, substantiations, evidences, testimonies, advocacies, assertions, averments, declarations, statements, claims, contentions, expositions, elucidations, interpretations, exculpations, exonerations, justifications [x]

disparage, belittle, denigrate, criticize, dis, condemn, censure, decry, denounce, vilify,, derogate, diminish, discredit, devalue, depreciate, scorn slight, underrate, undervalue, minimize, trash, knock, run down, put down, bad-mouth, slam, pan, roast, tear down, trash-talk, dismiss, ridicule, mock, sneer at, scoff at, lampoon, satirize, pillory, castigate, chastise, lambaste, excoriate, berate, rebuke, reproach, reprove, chide, upbraid [x]

clarifying, explaining, elucidating, simplifying, decoding, interpreting, illuminating, unravelling, expounding, untangling, demystifying [x]

depictions, portrayals, representations, accounts, narratives, explanations, illustrations,, delineations, characterizations, sketches, outlines, summaries, reports, profiles, commentaries, expositions, interpretations, analyses, reviews, recitals, chronicles, annotations, elucidations, illustrations, details [x]

concise, brief, terse, compact, pithy, laconic, summary, to the point, short, crisp, condensed, epigrammatic, compendious, curt, economical, gnomic, sententious, tight, abridged, boiled down, in a nutshell, thumbnail, telegraphic, synoptic, brusque, clipped, compressed, reduced, truncated, contracted, lean, spare, skeletal, skeletalized, stripped-down, unembellished, unadorned, unelaborate, plain, simple, straightforward, direct, blunt, no-nonsense, matter-of-fact, to the purpose, to the core, to the heart [x]

concise, brief, succinct, compact, compressed, abridged, shortened, summarized, reduced, concentrated, pithy, laconic, terse, to the point, boiled down, encapsulated, epitomized, in a nutshell, in brief, in short [x]

scram, beat it, get lost, buzz off, shove off, clear out, vamoose, skedaddle, get out, push off, leave, depart, exit, go away, be gone, hit the road, take off, get out of here, move along, get going, make tracks, head out, disappear, vanish, get a move on, get the hell out, get outta here, get off, get away, take a walk, get to stepping, get outta dodge, hit the bricks, hit the trail, get on your way, get on your bike, sling your hook, take a powder, take a long walk, take a hike [x]