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

The Colom campaign will run the 30-second spot on digital and radio statewide in Mississippi as part of a seven-figure media buy in Mississippi, according to details shared first with Semafor. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Throughout the community architectural details are inspired by the surrounding landscape and natural materials are shaped by refined craftsmanship to create spaces that are warm and enduring. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026

Saudi authorities later said King Fahd International Airport in Dammam also had been attacked, with few details. — Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

The circumstances and cultural details may vary, but these unequal power dynamics between families and their domestic workers exist everywhere, to different degrees. — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

On Saturday, the singer and talk show host took to X to share details of her recent experience at Art of Play, a store known for its collection of toys, games, books, puzzles and other unique items. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński gave no details about the identity of the man nor the type of attack planned. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

New members are encouraged to start with an onboarding call so the team can learn their preferences, lifestyle, and details as small as their partner’s favorite flowers. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

The state of Connecticut formally into their General Assembly entered the heartbreaking details of more than three dozen local deaths strongly linked to energy drinks. — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

Douglas details his volatile relationship with his late father, Kirk Douglas, his son Cameron’s addiction and imprisonment and the Stage 4 cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Torture of political opponents The indictment details several cases involving military officers, opposition figures and other detainees accused of plotting against Maduro. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

The memoir also details Cooper’s crippling, career-stalling struggles with substance abuse during the late ‘70s and goes into depth about his subsequent re-embrace of Christianity and his current beliefs and practices. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

The executive, who was named chief digital officer in 2023, details Fox News’ push over the past decade to try to expand the brand to younger audiences via the Fox Nation streaming platform and a big new podcast slate, among other efforts. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Reporters from The Assembly and ProPublica scanned a state of North Carolina website that details how to file a notice of intent to open a private school. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

The report details how bureaucratic disorganization left the Fed vulnerable to overspending on a project to renovate and connect a pair of historical federal buildings in Washington. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

The report details necropsy and microscopic tissue examinations of two female belugas, 23-year-old Peekachu and 20-year-old Rain, who arrived in Chicago last month from the defunct Marineland park in Canada. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

There are some 500,000 words and phrases in the Oxford English Dictionary, which details the history of words, some of which go back to the 11th century. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026