Synonyms of blow-by-blow

blow-by-blow

adjective

ˈblō-bī-ˈblō 

as in detailed

including many small descriptive features

a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detailed
• thorough
• full
• comprehensive
• elaborate
• particular
• descriptive
• accurate
• circumstantial
• particularized
• minute
• entire
• complete
• vivid
• specific
• graphic
• itemized
• precise
• exhaustive
• panoramic
• copious
• explicit
• encyclopedic
• in-depth
• thoroughgoing
• exhausting
• correct
• exact
• inclusive
• enumerated
• specified
• distinct
• abundant
• listed
• omnibus
• replete
• numerated
• picturesque
• delineated
• inventoried
• sharp
• inclusionary
• mapped (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• summary
• brief
• compendious
• concise
• succinct
• short
• pithy
• terse
• crisp
• compact
• abbreviated
• abridged
• cut
• vague
• trimmed
• curtailed
• general
• sketchy
• shortened
• ambiguous
• pruned
• indeterminate
• overall
• nebulous
• broad
• nondescript
• unspecified
• nonspecific
• bird's-eye

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blow-by-blow

The investors’ suit gives blow-by-blow details of how Spicer handled — and allegedly mishandled — each of 17 properties earmarked for large ADU projects. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Here is the blow-by-blow account. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2026

But the resulting blow-by-blow account neither clarifies much about what was going through their minds nor brings them to life as characters. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Steinberg unpacks the blow-by-blow that led Disney to bench Kimmel — and the swift backlash that is still building in the creative community. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025