Synonyms of expounding

expounding

verb

present participle of expound

1

as in expressing

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

• expressing
• voicing
• stating
• giving
• announcing
• looking
• airing
• writing
• describing
• ventilating
• saying
• proclaiming
• sounding
• raising
• venting
• conveying
• disseminating
• declaring
• putting forth
• publishing
• enunciating
• circulating
• broadcasting
• advertising
• offering
• giving air to
• submitting
• communicating
• speaking out
• enouncing
• writing up
• speaking up
• sounding off
• putting over
• putting across
• chiming in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• restricting
• stifling
• restraining
• censoring

2

as in explaining

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

• explaining
• illustrating
• clarifying
• demonstrating
• illuminating
• interpreting
• elucidating
• simplifying
• explicating
• construing
• analyzing
• demystifying
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• defining
• getting across
• resolving
• deciphering
• specifying
• solving
• unriddling
• decoding
• unraveling
• disentangling
• glossing
• untangling
• undoing
• annotating
• breaking down
• commentating
• unscrambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscuring
• clouding
• confusing
• confounding
• obfuscating
• befogging