ELABORATED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in enlarged

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verb

past tense of elaborate

as in evolved

to gradually become clearer or more detailed as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated

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The mild-mannered, stoic running back and team leader elaborated. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 Police have not elaborated on the motive for the shooting and have not addressed the previous charges against McKinsey or subsequent court actions. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Han elaborated how the approach turns metal impurities into an advantage. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Hinojosa elaborated on her position on state takeovers while answering another question at Thursday’s event. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 And in a statement to The Guardian, Rooney elaborated on her predicament. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Guadagnino elaborated on his feelings about AI during the Q&A. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 In opening statements, prosecutors elaborated on that claim, saying Weinberg also traded on stories and pictures of his three children, presenting himself as a loving father looking for an outlet for his creative passion as an amateur shutterbug. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Woody elaborated on his feelings about his father’s conviction in a 1997 interview with Barbara Walters. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborated

Adjective

Banijay was in Cannes last week unveiling its new look business following the All3 merger, which saw Banijay Group and RedBird IMI talking 50% stakes in an enlarged business that is now the largest independent producer in the world.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Each lancet carries a flexible valve that moves within an enlarged chamber, or bulb, where venom collects before being expelled.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of enlarged

Verb

The property evolved over the decades, with an expansion of the building around 1895, and another addition around 1930.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The event, which started out as a one-day yacht trip, has since evolved into a three-day celebration, and many attendees even come from out of town.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of evolved

Adjective

This feed-in jumbo braid updo on Teyonah Parris is achieved by adding a lot of pre-stretched braiding hair when creating the cornrows.

— Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 19 July 2026
But the case shapes alone tell you Samsung isn’t treating the Wide as a stretched version of the Ultra.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of stretched

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His return last Friday, now a star at Florida, offered a reminder how differently his career could have unfolded.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
The bloody slayings unfolded about three miles apart, near the southern and northern ends of University Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfolded

Adjective

The team’s 23-year-old in-house expert in men’s tailoring, Mario Vidal, also cut Carlos’s jackets to be wide on the shoulders and tight at the waist, adding further drama with exaggerated lapels.

— Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
In a series of TikTok videos made yesterday, North West debuted an exaggerated prosthetic chin and slick-black bob, tagging the Bad Girls star.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggerated

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Among those with type 2 diabetes, 40% progressed from diabetes to prediabetes and another 40% no longer met the criteria for diabetes, according to the researcher.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The outcome, which Vucic announced only around an hour and a half after polls closed, came after tensions had built as voting progressed during the day.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of progressed

Adjective

Lunar eclipses are also completely safe to view with the naked eye, or even through a pair of binoculars of a telescope, which will offer a magnified view of the moon as Earth's shadow sweeps across its cratered landscape.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

Definition of magnified

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By controlling how densely cancer-targeting proteins are displayed on the virus, the team developed vaccine particles that significantly reduced tumor development in mice.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Tools like Google’s AP2, Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol and Mastercard’s Agent Pay are being developed to address various parts of the process, things like documenting customer intent and verifying legitimate agents.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

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