Synonyms of elaboration

elaboration

noun

1

as in evolution

the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced

the elaboration of the Internet from an exclusive computer network into a worldwide communications network of colossal proportions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evolution
• development
• progress
• progression
• expansion
• growth
• improvement
• advancement
• emergence
• refinement
• maturation
• enhancement
• betterment
• incubation
• flowering
• maturing
• augmentation
• perfection
• supplementation
• addition
• ripening
• metamorphosis
• evolvement
• blossoming
• flourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regression
• reversion
• retrogression
• regress
• lapse
• degradation
• deterioration
• relapse
• degeneration
• decline
• decay
• devaluation
• falling
• weakening
• decadence
• descent
• degeneracy
• declination
• downfall
• declension
• downgrade
• backslide
• decaying
• ebbing

2

as in exaggeration

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts

the eyewitness was deemed unreliable because of his obvious elaboration of what he had actually seen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggeration
• enhancement
• caricature
• stretching
• coloring
• hyperbole
• embroidery
• overstatement
• magnification
• fabrication
• embellishment
• padding
• embroidering
• amplification
• misrepresentation
• hype
• hedging
• fudging
• puffery
• superlative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understatement
• meiosis
• disparagement
• belittlement
• minimizing
• poor-mouthing