Synonyms for

Commentaries

Verb / ˈkɑ:mʌˌnteri:z / Another word for commentaries — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A series of comments, explanations, or annotations on a particular subject.

Synonyms & similar words

comment commentary explanation interpretation analysis observation note critique review assessment appraisal comment feedback evaluation exegesis explication elucidation annotation footnote scholium gloss expounding

Synonyms by register

Formal

explanations annotations disquisitions treatises

Informal

notes remarks thoughts take

Literary

glosses exegeses musings

Antonyms

silence omission ignorance neglect disregard unresponsiveness

Common collocations

  • historical commentaries
  • critical commentaries
  • commentaries on the text
  • written commentaries
  • oral commentaries
  • detailed commentaries
  • extensive commentaries

Word family

noun commentary
verb comment
adjective commentarial
adverb commentatively

Usage note

While 'commentaries' can refer to spoken remarks, it most commonly refers to written explanations or analyses of a text or event. Ensure the context clarifies whether written or spoken is intended.

Example sentences

  1. The professor wrote commentaries on the students' essays.
  2. The DVD includes audio commentaries by the director and cast.
  3. The book's commentaries provided helpful context for the historical events.
  4. The critic's commentary on the movie was harsh but fair.
  5. The newspaper's political commentaries were widely read.

Quotes

  • "The best commentaries are those that are alive." - Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • "Commentaries are books written by a man who sits in a room with a book." - Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "Commentaries are the books which enable us to know what books mean." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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