specifics
The exact details
The specific details or particular points of something, as opposed to generalities: Let's get down to specifics.
Often paired with general statements: The plan sounds good in theory, but what are the specifics?
Specifics demand precision—names, numbers, concrete facts rather than vague assertions.
Individual facts or details
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- informationKnowledge about something
- dataFacts for analysis
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
components · aspects · features · characteristics · attributes · nuances · intricacies · subtleties
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- triflesInsignificant things
- technicalitiesSmall procedural details
- incidentalsMinor, unplanned expenses
- fine printMiniature contractual text
niceties · hair-splitting · small print · footnotes · caveats · stipulations · provisos · qualifications
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
rigor · scrupulousness · fidelity · correctness · definiteness · punctiliousness · calibration · fine-tuning
particulars
Individual facts or details
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- informationKnowledge about something
- dataFacts for analysis
elements · components · aspects · features · characteristics · attributes · nuances · intricacies · subtleties · complexities
trivia
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- triflesInsignificant things
- technicalitiesSmall procedural details
- incidentalsMinor, unplanned expenses
fine print · niceties · hair-splitting · small print · footnotes · caveats · stipulations · provisos · qualifications · exceptions
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
meticulousness · rigor · scrupulousness · fidelity · correctness · definiteness · punctiliousness · calibration · fine-tuning · pinpointing
- particularsdetails, particulars, minutiae, nuances, subtleties
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- factsfacts, fact, datum, data, detail
- descriptiondescription, detail, descriptive prose, vivid imagery, sensory detail
- elaborationclarification, expansion, detail, explanation, amplification
- circumstancescircumstances, situation, conditions, state, status
specificsgeneralities
Nonspecific broad statements
generality · vagueness · abstractions · generalization · broad strokes
specificsfabrications
Invented untrue statements
fabrication · lies · lie · falsehoods · inventions
- to be specificTo state precisely
- specific heatEnergy needed per degree
- technical specificationsDocumented product parameters
- not specified
- product specificationsListed item characteristics
- more specifically
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