Synonyms for elaborate
ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; -əˌreɪt

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1. elaborate, luxuriant(adj)

   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, elaborated(verb)

   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, dilate(verb)

   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. elaborate(verb)

   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, elaborate(verb)

   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 out(verb)

   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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1. elaborate

   Synonyms:
   execute, forge, prepare, concoct, mature

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. elaborate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   bestow labor upon, work out

2. elaborate(v. a.)

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

3. elaborate(a.)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

   develop, detailed, complex, prepare, developed, formulate, explain, complicated, developing, devise

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