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 store's co-owner, Mallory McClaire, shared details of the long journey to reopening. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

The company's platform enables hosts of gatherings across the country, from mom groups to run clubs to literary circles, to create a profile including details about how often events happen and how many people tend to show up. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

In the film, won Camerimage’s Golden Frog honor in 2007, the lens shifts sharply in and out of focus, blurring most of the field of vision while some details pop with intense clarity. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

The mother of the public school substitute aide and former NYPD cop arrested for killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez is defending her son — even as new details emerge on how police tied him to the slaying. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

The identities of the climbers and details of their condition were not released. — Mark Price november 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026

The incident is under investigation by detectives pending autopsy results, and no additional details were available Sunday morning, a police representative wrote in an email to the Tribune. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Model Candice Swanepoel shows off the ethereal silver fringe details of her dress, also Gucci. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

The extra details matter because officials have limited money for flood-proofing homes, improving drainage and helping families recover after floods. — Dylan Connor, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2026

Verb

Here, the movie authentically details what being a wheelchair user, a blind person, or a deaf person was like in 1977. — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

In a panel clip circulating amid Stewart’s death, McKellen details his experience coming out as gay in 1988, as Stewart supports him silently by holding his hand onstage. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Deeply unsettling, this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s story details a world where birds of all kinds suddenly decide to start attacking humans. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Before signing an agreement, prospective franchisees receive a franchise disclosure document (FDD), which details the costs, obligations, and risks of operating the business. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

Schmidt's office also pointed us to this fact check on poll watchers, which details what is and isn't allowed. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Theranos is her ‘spouse’ Auletta details how Holmes’ apartment was basically just a mattress. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

The report details the company’s use of silane, anhydrous ammonia, hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide and hydrofluoric acid, along with new safety measures including double-wall piping and dozens of vapor monitors. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

The Rockefeller Foundation has just published a policy proposal – developed in partnership with leading experts – that details how a Growth and Investment Reset could work. — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026