Synonyms of details

details 1 of 2

noun

plural of detail

1

as in items

a separate part in a list, account, or series

every detail was accounted for

Synonyms & Similar Words

• items
• things
• stuff
• particulars
• points
• articles
• elements
• members
• features
• characteristics
• objects
• components
• factors
• sections
• ingredients
• pieces
• portions
• belongings
• segments
• constituents
• particles
• divisions
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• aggregates
• composites
• conglomerates
• totals
• sums
• wholes
• summations
• totalities
• entireties

2

as in facts

a single piece of information

didn't leave out a single detail in his police report on the burglary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facts
• data
• particulars
• elements
• items
• specifics
• information
• factors
• points
• circumstances
• parts
• aspects
• particularities
• articles
• niceties
• ingredients
• components
• members
• constituents
• facets
• exhibits
• evidences
• databases
• knowledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• errors
• inaccuracies
• myths
• misconceptions
• fallacies
• misstatements
• falsehoods

3

as in detachments

a small military unit with a special task or function

the officer sent out a detail to patrol the perimeter of the compound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detachments
• patrols
• troops
• squads
• battalions
• squadrons
• platoons
• companies
• pickets
• watches
• wings
• regiments
• commands
• commandos
• outposts
• rear guards
• corps
• sentries
• firing squads
• divisions
• paratroops

4

as in jobs

a specific task with which a person or group is charged

the soldier was placed on guard detail at the border crossing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jobs
• missions
• assignments
• duties
• responsibilities
• requirements
• operations
• posts
• briefs
• obligations
• charges
• businesses
• needs
• works
• offices
• promises
• commitments
• burdens
• chores
• appointments
• errands
• constraints
• designations
• nominations
• commissions
• restraints
• pledges
• labors
• compulsions

details

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verb

present tense third-person singular of detail

1

as in stations

to assign to a place or position

once again he was detailed to guard duty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stations
• posts
• places
• sets
• appoints
• positions

2

as in names

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• names
• appoints
• nominates
• constitutes
• assigns
• commissions
• places
• designates
• attaches
• delegates
• chooses
• authorizes
• inducts
• institutes
• elects
• creates
• installs
• selects
• ordains
• crowns
• deputes
• drafts
• inaugurates
• consecrates
• makes
• singles (out)
• instates
• deputizes
• invests
• votes (in)
• anoints
• destines
• thrones
• enthrones
• handpicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismisses
• discharges
• fires
• expels
• removes
• throws out
• displaces
• unmakes
• overthrows
• uncrowns
• ejects
• deposes
• evicts
• unseats
• ousts
• dethrones
• blackballs

3

as in lists

to specify one after another

detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lists
• outlines
• recites
• itemizes
• mentions
• figures
• enumerates
• ticks (off)
• catalogs
• numerates
• rehearses
• charts
• reels off
• inventories
• estimates
• diagrams
• graphs
• tallies
• cites
• tabulates
• names
• calculates
• computes
• reckons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of details

Noun

Hegseth provided few details about what joint operations with Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras would look like. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Ansari said Qatar had invited Iran to be briefed on the details of the operations in April but didn’t receive a response. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Surely, the postmortems of the team this fall will tell a story, with compelling causal details. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Imagineering revealed new details about the backstory for the Coco boat ride in Pixar Pier that will travel through the fictional Mexican village of Santa Cecilia with Miguel, Hector and their family members from the Land of the Dead. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026

Detectives have not provided any details on the manner or cause of death, as their investigation began on Sunday afternoon. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Later, Venus opposes Neptune in your 3rd House of Communication, so details could blur in translation. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026

Despite growing speculation, experts caution that many details surrounding the J-36 remain based on open-source imagery rather than official disclosures. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Misleading updates The suit details several allegations of investors’ being given updates that ended up being misleading or false. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Alexandria Stapleton details the secrecy and threats behind Netflix’s Diddy documentary, and why hip-hop’s reckoning with abuse and power is far from over. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Some of the film itself details the process of Wilson trying, though more often failing, to convince studio executives that an entire movie about concrete was worth exploring. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

The study, based on USDA Census of Agriculture data, details how the area’s rapid population growth and development demand are changing the regional agriculture economy. — Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

For each removal, the report details what data was exposed, including screenshots to support it and the removal process. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

The prequel details the vicious battle between former friends Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) for the Iron Throne and its subsequent reverberations. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

That report, released by the county last month, details a department doing many things right but also plagued by a poor facility in Bonita and other practices that don’t align with industry standards. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Internal records from a mailing list exchange database, which details how often and for what purpose organizations use mailing lists of potential donors, shows a shift in FLAG’s emphasis. — Kali Bomeli, ProPublica, 28 July 2026