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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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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

The study highlights the value of using video footage to monitor fault activity, offering a new way to study earthquakes in detail.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

We can describe in detail how neurons transmit signals and how networks of neurons process information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Treasury Department uses a computer model to examine the effects of tax cuts on various income groups but does not look in detail fine enough to differentiate among those within the top 1 percent.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.