Synonyms of elaborating (on)

elaborating (on)

verb

present participle of elaborate (on)

1

as in exaggerating

to add to the interest of by including made-up details

my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerating
• padding
• coloring
• enhancing
• expanding
• enlarging (on or upon)
• embroidering
• fleshing (out)
• hyperbolizing
• embellishing
• stretching
• playing up
• satirizing
• magnifying
• gussying up
• dressing up
• emphasizing
• amplifying
• stressing
• hedging
• overstating
• overdoing
• overemphasizing
• overdrawing
• overplaying
• fudging
• caricaturing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• belittling
• playing down
• understating

2

as in enlarging (on or upon)

to express more fully and in greater detail

the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enlarging (on or upon)
• developing
• expanding
• supplementing
• fleshing (out)
• dilating (on or upon)
• adding (to)
• amplifying
• running on
• complementing
• rambling
• discoursing
• expatiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortening
• condensing
• contracting
• summing up
• compressing
• abridging
• summarizing
• outlining
• abbreviating