Synonyms of detailing

detailing

verb

present participle of detail

1

as in posting

to assign to a place or position

once again he was detailed to guard duty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• posting
• appointing
• placing
• setting
• stationing
• positioning

2

as in nominating

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

• nominating
• appointing
• naming
• constituting
• assigning
• commissioning
• attaching
• designating
• placing
• authorizing
• creating
• delegating
• choosing
• inducting
• electing
• selecting
• installing
• instituting
• crowning
• ordaining
• drafting
• inaugurating
• making
• consecrating
• anointing
• investing
• voting (in)
• instating
• deputing
• deputizing
• singling (out)
• handpicking
• enthroning
• throning
• destining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• firing
• discharging
• expelling
• removing
• throwing out
• displacing
• ejecting
• overthrowing
• ousting
• deposing
• evicting
• unseating
• dethroning
• unmaking
• uncrowning
• blackballing

3

as in listing

to specify one after another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listing
• reciting
• outlining
• itemizing
• enumerating
• ticking (off)
• mentioning
• rehearsing
• cataloging
• citing
• numerating
• reeling off
• figuring
• tabulating
• calculating
• charting
• tallying
• estimating
• computing
• inventorying
• graphing
• naming
• diagramming
• reckoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detailing

The breakup followed reports of turmoil between the two, many of them detailing how the couple was trying to work through things and do right by their 7-month-old daughter. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Ameaka's arrest comes days after ABC News obtained a memo detailing federal immigration authorities' new efforts to ramp up arrests at airports of people who have allegedly overstayed their visas. — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Great Storytelling Carries Humanity And Empathy Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ is an ancient Greek epic poem detailing the ten-year journey of King Odysseus of Ithaca attempting to return home after the Trojan War. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The miniseries spans from the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754 through the Revolutionary War and its aftermath, detailing the rising colonial resistance to British rule along the way. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

All pieces have a vintage-effect wash and sanding details, a graphic label detailing the fabric sewn or printed inside the garment and Fendi’s signature yellow stitching throughout. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

Harper’s left behind records detailing disturbing behavior that seem not to have been based in fact. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 July 2026

The Dyrt, a campground review site, released its annual list of the best places to camp in America, detailing the top places to explore the great outdoors, and Kentuck Campground in Ohiopyle State Park was included. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Left behind are her great-grandmother’s haunting journals detailing the story of her own phantom, and subsequently, her brutal murder. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 July 2026