Synonyms of elaborates

elaborates

verb

present tense third-person singular of elaborate

as in unfolds

to gradually become clearer or more detailed

as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unfolds
• evolves
• progresses
• develops
• grows
• proceeds
• emerges
• matures
• ripens
• advances
• gets on
• fares
• marches
• forges
• materializes
• plays out
• gets along
• blossoms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elaborates

Fletcher elaborates on his sessions, which feature technology that established stars are used to. —Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 13 May 2026

Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right. —Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Aquinas’ take The Christian moral tradition builds and elaborates on these Greek foundations. —Tucker J. Gregor, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026

Since there are fewer crossing points, the fabric is smoother, Gopinath elaborates. —Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2026

The Senate bill codifies these eligibility standards for applicants, but elaborates further on what the state will report to the federal government on non-citizens. —Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026

Dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and brown suede cowboy boots, Batson elaborates on his idea about genre. —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

Peterson intended to assign the passage in which Plato elaborates on a myth about the origin of erotic love, proposing that human beings were originally created as bodies joined together. —Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026

Furnish elaborates on where things stand. —Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025