to detail

Examples

• All

• The report will detail the findings of the investigation into the incident.

• In the following section, I recommend and detail four social bookmarking websites.

  Academic text (2011)

• You want me to detail them for you?

  Hardbodies (1984)

• The file also details how it was moved to a remote location after it was taken over and shut down.

  Earth's Final Hours (2011)

• The living will allows clients to detail in writing their wishes regarding medical care.

  Academic text (1999)

• So that book details his journey into the Amazon jungle.

  Lex Fridman

• It details every single illegal payment these men have ever made.

  Wonka (2023)

• The teacher said that we have to detail what each member does for the project and I can't just let them two fail.

  Devil in the Woods (2021)

• These are Mr. Shaw's hand-written notes detailing his fraudulent business practices.

  Tower Heist (2011)

• I'd like you to look over my résumé, which details both my educational background and my references in the media field.

  To Die For (1995)

Synonyms

E

to explain

vsto detail

∞ 1.0

To make something clear by describing it in simple words

focuses on listing specific facts and features rather than broad clarity

D

to describe

vsto detail

∞ 1.0

To use words to show what a person or thing is like

focuses on listing individual facts and features rather than a general account

E

to expound

vsto detail

• Formal

20 7.3

Explain something in detail so people understand it

lists individual facts and features rather than long organized exposition

G

to go into detail

vsto detail

14 3.4

To explain something carefully and include all important points

focuses on listing individual facts and features rather than overall coverage

D

to delineate

vsto detail

• Formal

5 6.8

To describe something clearly and in detail

focuses on listing individual facts and features rather than precise boundaries

P

to particularize

vsto detail

1 7.8

To give specific details about a person or thing

aims to give many individual facts rather than only a few specifics

Antonyms

O

overview

74 3.8

A short summary of the main points of something

O

to omit

66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

Idioms

I

in detail

77 3.1

Give all important facts so someone understands

A

an eye for detail

8 4.1

A strong ability to notice small things and work very carefully

Phrasal Verbs

S

to skip the detail

• Informal

56 3.6

Leave out small or less important information when explaining something

G

to go into detail

14 3.4

To explain something carefully and include all important points

D

to drill into the detail

6.3

To look closely at the small parts of a plan or report to understand it

Compounds

G

gory detail

• NSFW

10 7.7

A description that shows the violent, bloody parts of an event

M

minor detail

6 3.2

A small point that is not important

M

microscopic detail

1 6.9

A very small part that you can only see with a microscope

C

cat-foot detail

• Jargon

9.8

A carved decoration on a table or chair leg that looks like a cat's paw

D

detail file

• Specialized

5.5

A computer file that holds temporary data for a specific task

S

scabrous detail

• Offensive

9.9

Shocking sexual or offensive details about someone's private life

How Thorough

to elaborate

79 4.2

to detail

105 3.1

to describe

∞ 1.0

to note

951 1.6

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology