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 programming incorporates science through chat sessions with viewers three times a week, as well as a podcast and online articles detailing the dogs' development. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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

On Monday, after the team and Hurts’ agent shared a joint statement detailing the diagnosis, critics questioned the decision to allow Hurts to play in the London game and take a transatlantic flight after a blood clot was discovered. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

The younger Bolsonaro has denied climate change while portraying himself as an environmental defender, without detailing plans to protect the Amazon or support forest financing. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Police obtained documentation and bank statements detailing transactions dating back to December 2023, and investigators also learned that Palicka was assigned power of attorney for the victim in 2011, the district attorney's office said. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Phillips announced the change in an email detailing how the content unit will contribute to the BBC’s plans to save £500 million ($669M). — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Meta had been hoping to avoid detailing the chain of command, particularly for leadership involved in early AI training. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Documents detailing meetings in April and August between the government, the WHO and other health partners, reviewed by Reuters and not previously reported, show how efforts to act fast may have led to shortcomings. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026