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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They were core to the argument that Brock’s lawyers pressed, and were set out in detail in amicus briefs, including one that the Constitutional Accountability Center filed in support of Brock.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon spoke exclusively and in detail to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about the £400,000 embezzled by her estranged husband.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“There is no question to anyone following the case in detail that Altman & Brockman did in fact enrich themselves by stealing a charity,” Mr. Musk tweeted after Monday’s verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Allegations of reckless conduct in the suit largely hinge on a recently released California Highway Patrol report on the crash, which analyzed the crash site and vehicles in detail.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He probably described it in detail, but by that point I was only half listening.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

in detail

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