Antonyms for Detail
dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪlde·tail

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1. detailverb

   to explain in detail

   I'll detail the exact procedure to you later.

   Synonyms:
   specify

2. detailnoun

   to assign to a particular task

   I don't concern myself with the details of accounting

   Synonyms:
   detach, triviality, trifle, technicality

3. detailnoun

   A person's name, address and other personal information.

   The arresting officer asked the suspect for his details.

   Synonyms:
   particular

4. detailnoun

   Synonyms:
   detachment, contingent

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1. detail

   A circumstance (Latin circum, around, and sto, stand), is something existing or occurring in connection with or relation to some other fact or event, modifying or throwing light upon the principal matter without affecting its essential character; an accompaniment is something that unites with the principal matter, tho not necessary to it; as, the piano accompaniment to a song; a concomitant goes with a thing in natural connection, but in a subordinate capacity, or perhaps in contrast; as, cheerfulness is a concomitant of virtue. A circumstance is not strictly, nor usually, an occasion, condition, effect, or result. (See these words under CAUSE.) Nor is the circumstance properly an incident. (See under ACCIDENT.) We say, "My decision will depend upon circumstances" — not "upon incidents." That a man wore a blue necktie would not probably be the cause, occasion, condition, or concomitant of his committing murder; but it might be a very important circumstance in identifying him as the murderer. All the circumstances make up the situation. A certain disease is the cause of a man's death; his suffering is an incident; that he is in his own home, that he has good medical attendance, careful nursing, etc., are consolatory circumstances. With the same idea of subordination, we often say, "This is not a circumstance to that." So a person is said to be in easy circumstances. Compare EVENT.

   Synonyms:
   accompaniment, circumstance, concomitant, event, fact, feature, incident, item, occurrence, particular, point, position, situation

   Preposition:
   "Mere situation is expressed by 'in the circumstances'; action affected is performed 'under the circumstances.'" [Murray's "New English Dictionary"]

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1. detailverb

   Antonyms:
   generalize, condense, conglomerate, gather, sketch, suggest abstract, classify, amalgamate

   Synonyms:
   particularize, enumerate, recount, individualize, sift, analyze, specify

2. detailnoun

   Antonyms:
   account, statement, recital, totality, representation

   Synonyms:
   element, component, particular, specialty, point

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1. detail, item, pointnoun

   an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

   "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

   Synonyms:
   period, stage, power point, full point, gunpoint, pointedness, decimal point, degree, dot, percentage point, detail, peak, full stop, point, token, tip, particular, head, item, compass point, distributor point, breaker point, stop, point in time, spot, level, contingent

2. detail, particular, itemnoun

   a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

   "it was perfect in all details"

   Synonyms:
   contingent, particular proposition, item, detail, token, point, specific, particular

3. detailnoun

   extended treatment of particulars

   "the essay contained too much detail"

   Synonyms:
   contingent, particular, item, point

4. detailnoun

   a crew of workers selected for a particular task

   "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"

   Synonyms:
   contingent, particular, item, point

5. contingent, detailverb

   a temporary military unit

   "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

   Synonyms:
   detail, contingent, particular, item, point

6. detailverb

   provide details for

7. detailverb

   assign to a specific task

   "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"

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1. detailverb

   Synonyms:
   particularize, enumerate

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DETAIL

   Synonyms:
   Diabetics Exposed to Telmisartan And EnalaprIL

How to use Detail in a sentence?

1. Leon Barron:

   This is the first time that fingerprinting on ivory has been thoroughly investigated and a practical solution offered, the only other study carried out over a decade ago simply showed that fingerprints were unstable and that the clarity of ridge detail was low, making it difficult to make reliable identifications.

2. Christine Fong:

   Did HSBC look into the clients of SVB in detail? Say, the financial statement — whether they can pay back the loan?

3. Alyssa Farah:

   These allegations are an example of precisely what's wrong with Washington -- a junior-level disgruntled former detailee, with whom Ambassador O'Brien had almost no interaction, can launch baseless attacks for partisan purposes, yevgeny Vindman is no longer at National Security Council after Yevgeny Vindman detail was ended following poor performance, as revealed in the House Democrats' letter. Yevgeny Vindman now attempts to retaliate against Yevgeny Vindman former supervisors for providing an accurate assessment of Yevgeny Vindman performance.

4. Erik Pevernagie:

   The whole wire system of the brain could be disconnected in a spark of a second by a sometimes unsignificant detail. An unexpected incident or an innocuous phone call may provoke an ethereal distress that might plunge one’s life into chaos and like a sudden twist of fate overturn everything, ransacking the assembled experiences of our history. (“Alors, tout a basculé”)

5. Christopher Woolard:

   Historically, this may have been a sector that has lived by the mantra of 'move fast and break things,' but the issues raised here require deep thought and detail.

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