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 figure is also adjusted to account for share buybacks and based on company filings and court records detailing share issuances and sales. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Not long after, the state officials began sending letters to homeowners detailing these soil testing results. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The soft, lightweight layer features ribbed detailing that instantly dresses up classic jeans or trousers. — Kaitlin Gates, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026

Now, Agility’s public listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange as of November 5 has come with financial disclosures detailing how the company plans to build a business around renting out or selling humanoid robots to perform manual labor. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy spent a good chunk of his weekly visit with reporters detailing breakdowns that led to last weekend’s crushing loss at Denver. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

In addition to maintaining these classic elements, the shoe gets reimagined through three two-tone NikeSkims colorways and detailing located on the tongue, heel and sock liner. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Vintage blue, washed black, and off-white denim with no distressing or extra detailing easily pairs with neutral knits and retro sneakers. — Abby Hepworth, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026

Near the end of the book, Ahmed does an especially good job of detailing Israeli pinkwashing. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026