Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

detailed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of detailed

1 including many small descriptive features
  • a detailed report on all the activities that their Scout troop had been involved in over the past year
Synonyms of detailed

blow-by-blow, circumstantial, elaborate, full, minute, particular, particularized, thorough
Words Related to detailed

enumerated, inventoried, itemized, listed, numerated

delineated, specific, specified

abundant, copious

comprehensive, encyclopedic, exhausting, exhaustive, inclusionary, inclusive, in-depth, omnibus, panoramic, thoroughgoing

distinct, explicit, sharp

mapped (out)

descriptive, graphic (also graphical), picturesque, vivid
Near Antonyms of detailed

brief, compact, concise, crisp, pithy, short, succinct, terse

ambiguous, indeterminate, nebulous, nondescript, sketchy, vague

bird's-eye, broad, general, nonspecific, overall, unspecified
Antonyms of detailed

compendious, summary
2 made or done with great care or with much detail
  • a detailed miniature of the royal palace
Synonyms of detailed

complex, complicated, elaborate, fancy, intricate, involved, sophisticated
Words Related to detailed

elegant, exquisite, grand, magnificent, ornate, splendid

chichi, extravagant, exuberant, fancified, flamboyant, frilly, gimmicked (up), grandiose, ostentatious, overwrought, showy, souped-up

Byzantine, convoluted, involute, involuted, labyrinthian, labyrinthine
Near Antonyms of detailed

modest, plain, uncomplicated

bald, bare, naked, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished
Antonyms of detailed

no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated

Synonym Discussion of detailed

circumstantial, minute, particular, detailed mean dealing with a matter fully and usually point by point. circumstantial implies fullness of detail that fixes something described in time and space.
    • a circumstantial account of our visit
minute implies close and searching attention to the smallest details.
    • a minute examination of a fossil
particular implies a precise attention to every detail.
    • a particular description of the scene of the crime
detailed stresses abundance or completeness of detail.
    • a detailed analysis of the event

Learn More about detailed

  1. See words that rhyme with detailed Dictionary: Definition of detailed Spanish Central: Translation of detailed Nglish: Translation of detailed for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of detailed for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up detailed? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games