DEMYSTIFYING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

demystifying

verb

present participle of demystify

as in explaining

to make plain or understandable a wine book that does a lot to demystify the subject for the casual drinker who just wants a good bottle for dinner

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Recent Examples of demystifying The book includes a glossary and stresses that collecting can start affordably, demystifying the process and encouraging wealth building through art. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Still, the tour doesn’t shy away from the mission’s sins over its 250 years, demystifying how supposedly carefree life was during the height of its operations before the United States conquered Mexico. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 With salon gel manicures and pedicures climbing past $40 a visit, social media tutorials demystifying nail care and growing concern about gel ingredients, more people are trading the salon chair for a setup on the kitchen table. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Ramakrishnan said that another important part of the work is demystifying quantum and ensuring that the public can understand what is happening as the ecosystem is built. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 Well, Jimmy, thank you so much for coming on Galaxy Brain—talking about this, demystifying all of this. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 The Civics Series is a three-part series to promote and increase civic knowledge and engagement through resource sharing and demystifying local government. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026 The whole thing lends itself more to a conspirator’s corkboard than to a demystifying summary. — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Andrews has gone viral multiple times for demystifying how ballroom dancers get ready, and, more specifically, unready. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026

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Their background needs explaining, and there is less internal precedent for what success looks like.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Creighton jokes, explaining that making the film accessible to people is far more interesting to her than some sort of contrived celebrity impact campaign.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of explaining

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Organizations achieving meaningful value are redesigning workflows, establishing governance frameworks, investing in workforce readiness and clarifying accountability alongside technology deployment.

— Jayasri Ranganathan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
As a policy tool, that commitment provides clarifying focus and a way to determine when to stop an operation.

— KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of clarifying

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Vulture podcast critic Nicholas Quah rounds up the year’s best and most interesting podcasts, with an eye toward illustrating broader shifts in the new-media landscape.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
The Spanos prioritize employee legacy and community over a sale, illustrating why such valuable independent firms are often the hardest to acquire.

— Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustrating

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Its technical documentation is being shared with other African countries, demonstrating how battery storage can stabilize fragile grids against future climate impacts.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Over 100 landowners have denied power company surveyors access to their property, again demonstrating Maryland’s tenacity against harmful development which, frankly, no one asked for.

— Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of demonstrating

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Git Clear’s analysis found 211 million lines of code refactoring, the deliberate work of simplifying and consolidating code, fell from 25% of all changes to under 10% between 2021 and 2024, the same stretch AI coding tools went mainstream.

— Muhammad Muzammil Rawjani, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Larger-capacity cells can potentially reduce the number of individual cells and connections needed in a large storage installation, simplifying parts of system construction.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

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