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elaborate
adjective as in intricate; involved
Strong matches
busy, complicated, decorated, detailed, embellished, exact, fancy, garnished, imposing, labored, ornamented, overdone, overworked, perfected, refined, sophisticated, studied
Weak matches
careful, complex, elegant, extensive, extravagant, fussy, high-tech, highly wrought, knotty, labyrinthine, luxurious, many-faceted, minute, ornate, ostentatious, painstaking, plush, posh, precise, prodigious, showy, skillful, thorough, with all the extras, with all the options, with bells and whistles
verb as in make detailed; expand
Example Sentences
The seismic report was referenced in a Nov. 6 document recommending the county purchase the building, in which officials said they agreed with the report’s findings and recommendations, but didn’t elaborate on what they were.
We sometimes speak to each other, to our friends, and sometimes hear our sentiments echoed or elaborated by reporters, commentators or talking heads on TV.
According to his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, his definitive highlight of the trip was the elaborate evening banquet for 160 guests in Windsor Castle's St George's Hall that evening.
Einbinder and Smart answered questions from reporters backstage together, and elaborated on the former’s comments on the red carpet about the comedy series.
The attorney compared him to Walter Mitty, the character with the boring office job who escapes into elaborate imaginative worlds — a defense Sexton hated.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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