Ant. Hypothesis, conjecture, assumption.
Explain. Elucidate, expound, interpret, unfold, clear up, make plain; account for, make intelligible, give the reasons for, solve, warrant, trace to causes, justify; teach, decipher.
Ant. Mystify, bewilder, obscure, darken, misinterpret.
Explanation. Elucidation, interpretation, exposition, illustration, description, explication; solution, warrant, justification, account, key; mutual understanding; sense.
Ant. Confusion, misinterpretation, mystification, obscuration.
Explicit. Express, clear, plain, definite, positive, unambiguous, unreserved, categorical, determinate; detailed, declaratory, unobscure, stated.
Ant. Ambiguous, doubtful, indefinite, uncertain, vague, implied, implicit, indeterminate; hinted, suggestive, obscure.
Exponent. Index, indication, example, type, representative, illustration, specimen; advocate, interpreter, propounder.
Ant. System, creed, principle, opinion.
Export, v. Send out, carry out, send abroad, ship, produce.