Synonyms of expounds

expounds

verb

present tense third-person singular of expound

1

as in expresses

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

a rambling interview in which the celebrated author expounds his views on an array of topics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expresses
• voices
• gives
• states
• announces
• writes
• looks
• describes
• airs
• proclaims
• ventilates
• says
• raises
• sounds
• conveys
• declares
• publishes
• puts forth
• enunciates
• disseminates
• advertises
• vents
• circulates
• submits
• gives air to
• offers
• communicates
• broadcasts
• speaks out
• speaks up
• writes up
• enounces
• chimes in
• sounds off
• puts over
• puts across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• restricts
• stifles
• restrains
• censors

2

as in explains

to make plain or understandable

at the start of the trial the judge expounded the legal difference between libel and slander to the jury

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explains
• illustrates
• clarifies
• demonstrates
• illuminates
• interprets
• elucidates
• simplifies
• explicates
• construes
• demystifies
• spells out
• analyzes
• clears (up)
• defines
• resolves
• gets across
• specifies
• deciphers
• solves
• decodes
• unriddles
• unravels
• undoes
• annotates
• disentangles
• glosses
• untangles
• breaks down
• unscrambles
• commentates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscures
• confuses
• clouds
• confounds
• obfuscates
• befogs