details
Particulars worth noting
Details are the small individual parts or features that make up a larger whole.
A plan has details to work out; a story has details that bring it to life.
To detail something is to describe it thoroughly: She detailed her complaints to management.
In military contexts, a detail is a group assigned to a specific task: cleaning detail, guard detail.
To detail a car is to clean it meticulously, inside and out.
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- triflesInsignificant things
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nitty-grittyEssential practical details
- minor pointsInsignificant matters for debate
specificities · small print · technicalities · incidentals · ins and outs · granularity · footnotes · marginalia
Individual facts or details
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- componentsConstituent parts
- aspectsDistinct elements or sides
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
factors · points · facets · characteristics · attributes · properties · parameters · criteria
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- specificityExactness of detail
exactitude · fidelity · correctness · thoroughness · scrupulousness · carefulness · measurement · calibration
Complex and detailed
- ornateElaborately decorated
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
baroque · rococo · labyrinthine · byzantine · meticulous · delicate · refined · woven
Fine distinction, easily missed
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- overtoneSubsidiary meaning or harmonic
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
undertone · hint · suggestion · refinement · sophistication · delicacy · ambiguity · complexity
trivia
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- triflesInsignificant things
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nitty-grittyEssential practical details
minor points · specificities · small print · technicalities · incidentals · ins and outs · granularity · footnotes · marginalia · fine print
particulars
Individual facts or details
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- componentsConstituent parts
- aspectsDistinct elements or sides
features · factors · points · facets · characteristics · attributes · properties · parameters · criteria · specifications
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
specificity · exactitude · fidelity · correctness · thoroughness · scrupulousness · carefulness · measurement · calibration · verification
elaborate
Complex and detailed
- ornateElaborately decorated
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
filigree · baroque · rococo · labyrinthine · byzantine · meticulous · delicate · refined · woven · knotty
subtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- overtoneSubsidiary meaning or harmonic
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
connotation · undertone · hint · suggestion · refinement · sophistication · delicacy · ambiguity · complexity · depth
- informationdata, facts, knowledge, intel, info
- factsfacts, fact, datum, data, truth
- componentsparts, part, pieces, piece, elements
- circumstancescircumstances, situation, conditions, state, status
- particularsspecifics, particulars, minutiae, nuances, subtleties
- triflestrifle, trivia, bagatelle, minutiae, nothing
detailsoverview
Broad general summary
generalities · big picture · outline · summary · gist
detailshides
Conceals or animal skins
conceals · covers · obscures · withholds · suppresses
detailsessentials
Indispensable items or elements
fundamentals · core · substance · crux · heart
- in detailComprehensively and specifically
- minor detailInsignificant specific element
- attention to detailFocus on specifics
- devil is in the detailsOverlooked specifics cause trouble
- descriptive detailSpecific observable element
- juicy detailsSensational insider information