CLARIFICATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CLARIFICATION?

Need another word that means the same as “clarification”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “clarification” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Clarification” are: clearing, elucidation, illumination, explanation, simplification

Clarification as a Noun

Definitions of "Clarification" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clarification” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of removing solid particles from a liquid.
• The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.
• An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding.

Synonyms of "Clarification" as a noun (5 Words)

clearing	The act of removing solid particles from a liquid.
elucidation	An act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on. Work that led to the elucidation of the structure of proteins.
explanation	A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything.
illumination	A condition of spiritual awareness divine illumination. Higher levels of illumination are needed for reading.
simplification	Elimination of superfluous details. He is proposing simplification of the planning system.

Usage Examples of "Clarification" as a noun

• The professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook.
• Please advise us if you require further clarification.
• The remaining changes are small clarifications.

Associations of "Clarification" (30 Words)

aeration	The introduction of air into a material. The aeration of the soil.
clarify	Melt (butter) in order to separate out the water and milk solids. Clarify the butter.
clear	A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water. A clear perfect diamond.
clearing	A tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area.
compaction	The act of crushing. An ice core formed by compaction of previous snowfalls constitutes a historical record of the local climate.
definition	The action or process of defining something. Our definition of what constitutes poetry.
depict	Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form. Youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health.
deposition	The action of depositing something. Pebbles formed by the deposition of calcium in solution.
descriptive	(of an adjective) assigning a quality rather than restricting the application of the expression modified, e.g. blue as distinct from few. The text contains some good descriptive passages.
elucidate	Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. In what follows I shall try to elucidate what I believe the problems to be.
enlighten	Give spiritual insight to; in religion. The sun enlightened some such clouds near him.
excuse	Defend explain clear away or make excuses for by reasoning. Excuse someone s behavior.
expatiate	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. She expatiated on working class novelists.
explain	Serve as a reason or cause or justification of. He explained the situation.
explanation	Thought that makes something comprehensible. The birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends.
explicate	Analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. An attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces.
explicit	Of a person stating something in an explicit manner. She made her wishes explicit.
expound	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. He was expounding a powerful argument.
facilitation	The enhancement of the response of a neuron to a stimulus following prior stimulation. The response is dependent on the frequency of stimulation and on neuromuscular facilitation.
hydrostatics	Study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion.
instructions	A manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it.
interpretation	An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious. The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.
pellucid	Translucently clear. He writes as always in pellucid prose.
perspicuity	Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous.
perspicuous	Transparently clear; easily understandable- Robert Burton. It provides simpler and more perspicuous explanations than its rivals.
rationale	A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief. The rationale for capital punishment.
sedimentation	The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating. Sedimentation occurs when the droplets sink to the bottom.
signification	The representation or conveying of meaning. The signification of Chinese characters.
simplification	An explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity. He is proposing simplification of the planning system.
stabilization	The process of making something physically more secure or stable. Stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions.