explicatory

Examples

• All

• The documentary included several explicatory interviews with experts.

• The teacher provided an explicatory note for the complex topic.

• The professor gave an explicatory summary of the complex theory.

• Her explicatory notes helped the students understand the difficult text.

• The teacher provided an explicatory handout to clarify the complex topic for her students.

• He wrote an explicatory document detailing the steps needed to complete the project successfully.

• The explicatory statements in the report helped everyone understand the findings more clearly.

Synonyms

E

explanatory

vsexplicatory

28 3.8

Helps make something clear or easy to understand

is the same in meaning and use as the linked expression

I

illustrative

vsexplicatory

20 4.6

Showing examples or pictures to make an idea clear

uses general explanation rather than depending on images or examples

E

expository

vsexplicatory

3 7.0

Writing that explains facts or ideas clearly

is broader and may not always present information in a formal structure

E

elucidative

vsexplicatory

• Formal

7.5

Making something clear and easy to understand

focuses on general explanation rather than emphasising ease of understanding

E

expositive

vsexplicatory

8.1

To give clear information that explains something

is the general act of making something clear rather than detailed expounding

E

elaborative

vsexplicatory

6.1

Giving extra detail to make an idea clearer

focuses on plain explanation rather than extending with additional details

I

illustrational

vsexplicatory

6.7

Helps explain something using pictures or examples

relies on general clarification rather than explaining mainly by examples

Antonyms

C

confusing

276 3.2

Hard to understand and makes people feel unsure

A

ambiguous

68 6.3

Not clear because it can have more than one meaning

How Explanatory

enlightening

43 4.5

illuminating

17 4.3

explicatory

7.1

clarifying

1 3.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology