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

Samsung is expected to release its full earnings report around the end of this month, detailing net profit and performance across individual business divisions. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Board members voted Tuesday to release a report detailing the investigation into Hill, including the process, lessons learned and recommended improvements, by the end of September. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Several anti-Flock websites and muckrakers used open records laws to collect and publish hundreds of police agencies’ audit logs – internal records detailing each time an officer searched Flock for a specific tag. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Federal prosecutors allege Perry participated in a Signal group chat detailing plans to attack the White House during the planned Ultimate Fighting Championship event June 14 on the White House’s South Lawn. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The gathered detailing on the backrest of this velvety loveseat looks as if the couch was dipped in chocolate. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Flores, whose only public comments had for months been filtered through his legal team, agreed to speak with The Times, detailing the toll that the prior year and a half had taken on him. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

In his court order, Hippler said the prosecution and the defense must follow court rules detailing what evidence is admissible or otherwise be subject to sanctions, the AP reported. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Later this year, eSafety will release a transparency report detailing how successful online gaming services like Roblox have been at mitigating harms to kids. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026