Words Like ELABORATION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to ELABORATION.

11 Alternative Words Similar to elaboration

1 Amplification Noun      Synonym Words Like Amplification
2 Refinement Noun      Synonym Words Like Refinement
3 Expansion Noun      Synonym Words Like Expansion
4 Enlargement Noun      Synonym Words Like Enlargement
5 Involution Noun      Synonym Words Like Involution
6 Advance Noun      Synonym Words Like Advance
7 Development Noun      Synonym Words Like Development
8 Discourse Noun      Synonym Words Like Discourse
9 Discussion Noun      Synonym Words Like Discussion
10 Treatment Noun      Synonym Words Like Treatment
11 Expatiation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Expatiation

2 examples of elaboration

1 the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues.
2 an elaboration of the sketch followed

10 definitions of elaboration

1 The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
2 The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order
3 the result of improving something
4 a discussion that provides additional information
5 developing in intricate and painstaking detail
6 marked by elaborately complex detail
7 addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
8 The act of elaborating, or working out or producing; production or formation by a gradual process: as, the elaboration of sap by a tree.
9 The act of working out and finishing with great care and exactness in detail; the act of improving or refining by successive processes; painstaking labor.
10 Labored finish or completeness; detailed execution; careful work in all parts: as, the elaboration of the picture is wonderful.
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