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elaborate
adjective as in intricate; involved
Strong matches
busy, complicated, decorated, detailed, embellished, exact, fancy, garnished, imposing, labored, ornamented, overdone, overworked, perfected, refined, sophisticated, studied
Weak matches
careful, complex, elegant, extensive, extravagant, fussy, high-tech, highly wrought, knotty, labyrinthine, luxurious, many-faceted, minute, ornate, ostentatious, painstaking, plush, posh, precise, prodigious, showy, skillful, thorough, with all the extras, with all the options, with bells and whistles
verb as in make detailed; expand
Example Sentences
Also trending up as mall tenants are purveyors of comforting treats such as warm cookies, elaborate sodas and cupcakes, according to a report by mall landlord Phillips Edison & Co.
“Nobody has ever written a good play about a group of happy people who started off happy and who were happy all the way through,” he elaborated.
The prosecution's case included an elaborate cast of characters, meetings and plots from the UK, across Europe and into Pakistan and India, culminating in the grisly murders of seven people.
Today it ranks with his “Robert Gould Shaw Memorial” on Boston Common, an elaborate bronze relief that commemorates African American soldiers serving in the Civil War, including two of Frederick Douglass’ sons.
McCain declined to comment further on the spat, Entertainment Weekly reported, but did state to the publication that she would elaborate on her opinions and the incident with Cohen on her personal and professional channels.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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