Synonyms for detail
- noun
- verb
Most common
particular point item article minutia technicality section detachment
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Particular
particular, point, item, article, particularity, circumstance, specialty US AU CA, speciality UK
2. Minutia — A part small enough to escape casual notice
4. Detachment — A temporary unit or assignment
Other
Verb
2. Specify
specify, describe, report, relate, delineate, enumerate, narrate, rehearse, particularize rare, particularise UK
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A part small enough to escape casual notice.
Note this fine detail in the lower left corner.
- n. 2
A temporary unit or assignment.
- v. 1
To assign to a particular task.
- v. 2
To explain in detail.
I'll detail the exact procedure to you later.
Example sentences
- article It'll be two weeks before you receive the article.
- particular I mean students in general, but not in particular.
- triviality We shouldn't waste our time in triviality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| detail | steady | |
| article | falling | |
| particular | steady | |
| particularity | rising | |
| triviality | steady | |
| minutia | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- item2
- 5 letters
- point1
- 6 letters
- second2, report2, relate2, detach2, trifle2
- 7 letters
- article3, section2, portion2, element3, specify3, narrate2, minutia4
- 8 letters
- describe2, rehearse2
- 9 letters
- component3, specialty3, delineate4, enumerate4
- 10 letters
- particular4, contingent3, detachment3, speciality5, secondment, triviality5
- 12 letters
- circumstance3, technicality5
- 13 letters
- particularity6, particularize, particularise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (item2 = 2 syllables).