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in detail

ADVERB
ad nauseam
Synonyms
WEAK
at length boringly endlessly lengthily long-windedly more than one can stomach repeatedly repetitively to an excessive degree to nauseating extremes to the point of queasiness too much
ADVERB
carefully
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxiously attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously meticulously precisely prudently rigorously scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily
WEAK
circumspectly concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully
WEAK
carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly
ADVERB
specifically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
categorically clearly correctly definitely especially exactly explicitly individually pointedly precisely respectively specially
WEAK
accurately characteristically concretely distinctively in specie indicatively minutely peculiarly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inaccurately indefinitely questionably
WEAK
broadly generally
ADVERB
thoroughly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assiduously carefully completely comprehensively conscientiously earnestly efficiently extremely fully highly intensely intensively meticulously painstakingly scrupulously very wholly
WEAK
all exceedingly exceptionally flat out from A to Z from top to bottom hard hugely in and out inside out notably remarkably strikingly sweepingly through and through throughout unremittingly up and down whole hog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incompletely little partially partly
WEAK
deficiently inadequately inexhaustively superficially

Example Sentences

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Vance was the senior administration figure most opposed to the war, as a big New York Times story this week—for which Vance should’ve been given a byline—explained in detail.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

But spend some time with the author who created these characters and he will tell you the story, directly and in detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The S-1 is a comprehensive filing used by companies going public that describes the business, risks, recent performance, capitalization, and plans for the money raised in detail.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It wasn't until her 30s that she begun looking into what had happened in detail.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The disappearance of that head start can be traced in detail, as the westward shift in powerful empires.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond