Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of explaining or clarifying in British Thesaurus

after all ()

used when giving a reason to explain what you have just said

as (adverb)

used for giving the reason for something

as a matter of fact ()

used when you are going to disagree with or correct what has just been said

as if ()

used when you are describing something and you imagine an explanation for it that you know is not the real one

as much as anything ()

used for saying that something is one of the main reasons for a situation, feeling etc

at bottom ()

used when explaining the basic cause or nature of something

because (conjunction)

mainly spoken used for introducing facts that explain why you believe that something is true

being... ()

used for giving an explanation of something

besides (adverb)

used when you are adding another stronger reason to support what you are saying

by extension ()

used for explaining that a particular person or thing is affected by something only because they are connected to what you have just mentioned

can’t begin to imagine/understand/explain etc ()

used for emphasizing that something is very difficult to imagine, understand etc

due to unforeseen circumstances ()

used in official statements for explaining that something unexpected has happened that will prevent an event or situation from continuing normally

explain (verb)

used when you want someone to understand and forgive you

for example ()

used when mentioning something that shows the type of thing that you are talking about and helps to explain what you mean

for instance ()

for example

for one reason or another ()

used for saying that there is more than one reason for something

for one thing ()

used when mentioning one reason for something as an example, when there are several reasons

for one thing...(for another thing) ()

used for giving a reason for something

for reasons of economy/safety/security etc ()

used for showing why a particular thing is done

for want of a better word/phrase/term ()

used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean

i.e. (abbreviation)

used when you are explaining exactly what you mean by something

I mean (to say) ()

used for adding a comment or explaining what you have just said

inasmuch as (conjunction)

formal used for adding a comment that explains or makes clearer what you have just said

inasmuch as (conjunction)

formal used for adding a comment that limits what you have just said

in case ()

used for explaining why you are doing something

in other words ()

used for introducing another way of saying or explaining something, especially a more simple way

in that ()

used for introducing an explanation of what you have just said, showing in what way it is true

in the first place ()

used for stating the most basic reason for something

in the interest(s) of something ()

in order to preserve, develop, or achieve something

I tell a lie ()

used when you realize that something you have just said is not correct

it’s just that... ()

used when you are explaining your reaction to something

it’s not that...it’s just that ()

used when you are explaining why you are doing something

judging by/from something ()

used for giving the reason why you think something is true

look at (spoken)

spoken used for giving an example that proves that what you are saying is true

mansplain (verb)

showing disapproval when a man mansplains something, he explains it to someone, usually a woman, in a way that shows he believes he knows more about it than she does just because he is a man

nay (interjection)

an old word used for correcting yourself when you think of a better way of expressing something

no rhyme or reason ()

used for emphasizing that there is no reason or explanation for something

on this/that account ()

used when giving the reason for something

precisely (adverb)

used for adding emphasis to a reason or explanation

pure and simple ()

used for saying that there is no additional explanation for something

the rest is history ()

used when explaining how something happened, to say that you have reached the part of the story that everyone knows

since (adverb)

used when explaining why someone does something or why a situation exists

someone can only do something ()

used for saying that you can only think of one explanation for something

so to speak ()

used for showing that you have expressed something in an unusual way

that (adverb)

used when explaining why someone feels sad, angry, happy etc

that is (to say) ()

used when explaining more clearly what you have just said

that is (to say) ()

used when you are going to correct something that you have just said

that is to say ()

used for explaining something that you have just said in a more exact way

thereby hangs a tale (formal)

formal used for saying that there is a story connected with the fact that you have just mentioned

therein lies something (formal)

formal used for explaining the effect of a situation that you have just described

there it is/there you are/there you go ()

used when a situation is not satisfactory but there is nothing that you can do to make it better

the thing is ()

used for introducing an answer, comment, or explanation related to something that was just mentioned

to put it another way ()

used when you are going to explain something in a different way in order to make it easier to understand

to put it in a nutshell ()

used when you are going to explain a long or complicated idea, story etc in a quick and simple way

to put it mildly ()

used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as extreme as they could have been

to put it simply ()

used for saying that you are explaining something in a clear and simple way

under the banner of something ()

used when stating the principle or belief that makes someone do something

what with ()

used when you are giving a number of reasons for a particular situation or problem

what with one thing and another ()

used for referring to many different events in a way that is not specific. You use this expression in order to explain why something did or did not happen

the whole point ()

used for emphasizing that something is the main reason for something else

witness (verb)

used before you give an example that proves what you have just said

you see ()

used when you are explaining something