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Synonyms for elaborate
ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; -əˌreɪtelab·o·rate

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. elaborate

    Synonyms:
    execute, forge, prepare, concoct, mature

    Antonyms:
    misconceive, mismanage, misconstrue, hit, conjecture, guess, extemporize, chance

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. elaborate, luxuriantadjective

    marked by complexity and richness of detail

    "an elaborate lace pattern"

    Synonyms:
    elaborated, epicurean, luxurious, detailed, profuse, luxuriant, sybaritic, exuberant, voluptuary, lush, riotous, voluptuous

    Antonyms:
    plain, careless

  2. detailed, elaborate, elaboratedverb

    developed or executed with care and in minute detail

    "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

    Synonyms:
    elaborated, luxuriant, detailed

    Antonyms:
    careless, plain

  3. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilateverb

    add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

    "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

    Synonyms:
    work out, refine, fat, expound, fatten, exposit, dilate, fill out, spread out, extend, amplify, blow up, rarify, lucubrate, set forth, fatten up, thrive, magnify, plump, expatiate, inflate, expand, fatten out, flesh out, complicate, plump out, boom, enlarge, flourish, distend, round

    Antonyms:
    careless, plain

  4. elaborateverb

    produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

    "The bee elaborates honey"

    Synonyms:
    expatiate, dilate, refine, flesh out, expound, expand, lucubrate, work out, enlarge, rarify, complicate, exposit

    Antonyms:
    careless, plain

  5. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborateverb

    make more complex, intricate, or richer

    "refine a design or pattern"

    Synonyms:
    refine, perplex, lucubrate, exposit, polish, down, rarify, fine-tune, work out, rectify, dilate, expatiate, expand, expound, flesh out, complicate, enlarge

    Antonyms:
    plain, careless

  6. elaborate, work outverb

    work out in detail

    "elaborate a plan"

    Synonyms:
    work out, refine, expound, lick, exposit, dilate, work, puzzle out, figure, solve, reckon, rarify, lucubrate, cypher, cipher, expatiate, expand, flesh out, complicate, compute, figure out, calculate, enlarge, work up, exercise

    Antonyms:
    careless, plain

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Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. elaborateverb

    Synonyms:
    bestow labor upon, work out

  2. elaborateverb

    Synonyms:
    improve, refine, mature, ripen, prepare thoroughly

  3. elaborateadjective

    Synonyms:
    labored, studied, high wrought, highly finished, elaborately prepared

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How to use elaborate in a sentence?

  1. Ivan Rusyn:

    We can’t draw to many conclusions about potential health effects because the levels that are being reported are below detection limits, but the health thresholds are also below the detection limit. So there are additional or different methods that are more sensitive, they take more time, and they are more elaborate, and we’re hoping that the agencies will use some of those methods, as well, in the future.

  2. Jeffrey Kloha:

    Though we had hoped the testing would render different results, this is an opportunity to educate the public on the importance of verifying the authenticity of rare biblical artifacts, the elaborate testing process undertaken and our commitment to transparency, as an educational institution entrusted with cultural heritage, The Museum upholds and adheres to all museum and ethical guidelines on collection care, research and display.

  3. Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski:

    We're aware that the British welfare system is very elaborate and that it may not be able to bear it. We are therefore addressing this by increasing our benefits, and we also want to raise salaries in Poland.

  4. Clemens Jellema:

    Projects can get so elaborate that it’s almost like building a house.

  5. David Carrasco:

    These people didn't just kill these things. They didn't just kill people and throw them away, they took elaborate, symbolic care for them because they knew that the presence that they represented, the presence of god, had to be nurtured.


Translations for elaborate

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  • توArabic
  • доразвивам, изпипвам, изкусен, подробен, сложенBulgarian
  • propracovaný, rozpracovat, rozvéstCzech
  • uddybe, detaljeretDanish
  • durchdacht, ausführlich, erarbeitenGerman
  • επεξεργάGreek
  • elaborarSpanish
  • välja töötama, üksikasjalik, detailne, rikkalik, viimistlemaEstonian
  • بادقت شرح دادنPersian
  • yksityiskohtainen, kehitellä, perusteellinen, kehittää, täsmentää, [[käsitellä]] [[yksityiskohtaisemmin]], [[selittää]] [[tarkemmin]], huoliteltu, taidokasFinnish
  • élaborerFrench
  • yl-chastManx
  • विस्तृतHindi
  • alaposan kidolgozott, kifejt, bonyolult, mélyrehatóHungarian
  • մանրամասնելArmenian
  • rumitIndonesian
  • ítarlegurIcelandic
  • approfondire, intricato, dettagliare, elaborato, elaborare, dettagliatoItalian
  • לְפַרֵטHebrew
  • 精巧なJapanese
  • 정교한Korean
  • amplificant,Latin
  • gedetailleerd, diepgaand, uitwerken, intrigerendDutch
  • utdypeNorwegian
  • rozwinąć, opracować, drobiazgowyPolish
  • argumentar, elaborarPortuguese
  • elaboratRomanian
  • конкретизировать, [[вдаваться]] [[в]] [[подробность, разрабатывать, подробный, [[тщательно]] [[сделанный]], доскональный, развивать, уточнять, искусный, замысловатый, скрупулёзный, продуманныйRussian
  • utveckla, elaborera, detaljeradSwedish
  • விரிவாகTamil
  • విTelugu
  • ทำอย่างละเอียดThai
  • ayrıntılı, detaylı, tafsilatlı, mufassal, teferruatlıTurkish
  • وسیعUrdu
  • kỹ lưỡngVietnamese
  • פּראָטיםYiddish
  • 阐述Chinese

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