Related Words for elaborate

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intricate
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Adjective, Verb
detailed
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
fancy
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Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
complicate
/xx
Adverb, Verb, Adjective
careful
/x
Adjective, Adjective
luxuriant
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
dilate
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Adjective, Verb
expound
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Verb, Verb
enlarge
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Verb, Verb
refine
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Verb, Verb
expand
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Verb, Verb
flesh out
//
Phrase, Verb
work out
//
Phrase, Verb
extravagant
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Adjective
fanciful
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Adjective
elaborations
xxx/x
Noun
convoluted
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Adjective
grandiose
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Adjective
lavish
/x
Adjective
ornate
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Adjective
outlandish
x/x
Adjective
simple
/x
Adjective
rudimentary
xx/xx
Adjective
complex
/x
Noun
extensive
x/x
Adjective
explain
x/
Verb
explanation
xx/x
Noun
bizarre
x/
Adjective
elucidate
x/xx
Verb
lengthy
/x
Adjective
intriguing
x/x
Adjective
ingenious
x/x
Adjective
explicate
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Verb
nuanced
/x
Adjective
artful
/x
Adjective
elegant
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Adjective
vague
/
Adjective
illustrative
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Adjective
suggestive
x/x
Adjective
simplified
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Verb
showy
/x
Adjective
absurd
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Adjective
amusing
x/x
Adjective
preposterous
x/xx
Adjective
stylized
/x
Adjective
audacious
x/x
Adjective
concocted
x/x
Verb
esoteric
xx/x
Adjective
inane
x/
Noun
specifics
x/x
Noun
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
ridiculous
x/xx
Adjective
baffling
/xx
Adjective
speculate
/xx
Verb
sumptuous
/x
Adjective
silly
/x
Adjective
ostentatious
xx/x
Adjective
allusive
x/x
Adjective
opulent
/xx
Adjective
straightforward
//x
Adjective
simplistic
x/x
Adjective
imaginative
x/xxx
Adjective
florid
/x
Adjective
clever
/x
Adjective
fascinating
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Adjective
impressive
x/x
Adjective
exaggerate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
exquisite
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Adjective
meticulous
x/xx
Adjective
contrived
x/
Verb
interesting
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Adjective
expansive
x/x
Adjective
delicate
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Adjective
obscure
x/
Adjective
embellished
x/x
Verb
ludicrous
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Adjective
unusual
x/xx
Adjective
tasteful
/x
Adjective
descriptive
x/x
Adjective
provocative
x/xx
Adjective
emphasize
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Verb
outline
/x
Noun
mystifying
/xxx
Adjective
gaudy
/x
Adjective
implausible
x/xx
Adjective
allude
x/
Verb
flamboyant
x/x
Adjective
outrageous
x/x
Adjective
rambling
/x
Noun
whimsical
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Adjective
clarify
/xx
Verb
ornamented
/xxx
Verb
precise
x/
Adjective
grotesque
x/
Adjective
perplexing
x/x
Adjective
explanatory
x/xxx
Adjective
colorful
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Adjective
subtle
/x
Adjective
laborious
x/xx
Adjective
evocative
x/xx
Adjective
brief
/
Adjective
rather
/x
Adverb
cryptic
/x
Adjective
decorative
/xx
Adjective
multilayered
xx/x
Adjective
evasive
x/x
Adjective
puzzling
/xx
Adjective
ambiguous
x/xx
Adjective
formal
/x
Adjective
disingenuous
xx/xx
Adjective
dubious
/xx
Adjective
substantive
/xx
Adjective
wordy
/x
Adjective
voluminous
x/xx
Adjective
explicit
x/x
Adjective
sensitive
/xx
Adjective
multifaceted
xx/xx
Adjective
baroque
x/
Noun
deep
/
Adjective
rich
/
Adjective
rococo
x/x
Noun
knotty
/x
Adjective
fine
/
Adjective
classy
/x
Adjective
mysterious
x/xx
Adjective
recondite
/xx
Adjective
tangled
/x
Adjective
thick
/
Adjective
scholastic
x/x
Noun
flowery
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Noun
dense
/
Adjective
intimate
/xx
Adjective
abstracted
/xx
Adjective
particular
x/xx
Adjective
curious
/xx
Adjective
sonorous
/xx
Adjective
rarefied
/xx
Adjective
hairy
/x
Adjective
fragile
/x
Adjective
fantastical
x/xx
Adjective
highbrow
/x
Noun
slick
/
Noun
politic
/xx
Noun
fuzzy
/x
Noun
nice
/
Adjective
enigmatic
xx/x
Adjective
magnificent
x/xx
Adjective
curly
/x
Adjective
decked
/
Adjective
verbose
x/
Adjective
superfine
/xx
Noun
astute
x/
Adjective
smooth
/
Adjective
coiffure
//
Noun
headdresses
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Noun
hoax
/
Noun
hairstyles
/x
Noun
charade
x/
Noun
carving
/x
Verb
ceremonial
xx/xx
Noun
ruse
/
Noun
please
/
Verb
casualness
/xxx
Noun
ornamentation
xxx/x
Noun
funerals
/xx
Noun
costumes
x/
Noun
rationalizations
xxxx/x
Noun
pantomime
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Noun
advanced
x/
Adjective
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
antithesis
x/xx
Noun
articulate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
broaden
/x
Verb, Noun
build
/
Verb, Noun
classic
/x
Adjective, Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
compile
x/
Verb, Noun
compound
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
construct
x/
Verb, Noun
conventional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
craft
/
Noun, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
crystallize
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Verb
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
decor
x/
Noun
deepen
/x
Verb
define
x/
Verb, Noun
delve
/
Verb, Noun
describe
x/
Verb
design
x/
Noun, Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
devise
x/
Verb, Noun
draft
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dress
/
Noun, Verb
drill
/
Noun, Verb
dwell
/
Verb, Noun
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
enact
x/
Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
evolve
x/
Verb
exemplify
x/xx
Verb
exhaustive
x/x
Adjective
expensive
x/x
Adjective
explore
x/
Verb, Noun
expose
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Verb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
factorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
filibuster
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Noun, Verb
forge
/
Verb, Noun
formalized
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Adjective
formulate
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Verb
formulation
xx/x
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
illustrate
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Verb
indicate
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Verb
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
involve
x/
Verb
itemize
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Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
more
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
painstaking
/xx
Noun, Adjective
plex
/
Noun
preparation
xx/x
Noun
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
recast
x/
Verb, Noun
scheme
/
Noun, Verb
sequential
x/x
Adjective
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set forth
//
Phrase, Verb
shape
/
Noun, Verb
specialize
/xx
Verb
specify
/xx
Verb
stately
/x
Adjective, Adverb
talk
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
think
/
Verb, Noun
thorough
/x
Adjective, Noun
write
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
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Adverb