Definitions and Examples of elaborate, detailed, thorough
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Containing many details or parts; intricate or complex.
Example
The artist's elaborate painting took months to complete due to its intricate details.
Containing or providing a lot of information or specifics.
Example
The report provided a detailed analysis of the company's financial performance over the past year.
Complete with regard to every detail; comprehensive.
Example
The detective conducted a thorough investigation of the crime scene to gather all the evidence.
Key Differences: elaborate vs detailed vs thorough
- 1Elaborate implies complexity and intricacy, while detailed implies a high level of information or specifics.
- 2Detailed implies a higher level of information than elaborate, but not necessarily complexity.
- 3Thorough implies completeness and comprehensiveness, covering every detail.
Effective Usage of elaborate, detailed, thorough
- 1Academic Writing: Use these antonyms to describe the level of detail or completeness in research papers, essays, or reports.
- 2Instructions: Use elaborate, detailed, or thorough to provide clear and concise instructions for tasks or procedures.
- 3Communication: Use these antonyms to convey the level of detail or completeness in ideas, explanations, or plans.
Remember this!
The antonyms of nonelaborative are elaborate, detailed, and thorough. Use elaborate to describe complexity, detailed to describe a high level of information, and thorough to describe completeness. These antonyms can be used in academic writing, instructions, and communication to convey the level of detail or completeness in tasks, ideas, or explanations.
