SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
elaborate
adjective
Carefully developed and containing many details or complex features.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Rich in developed detail
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Usage distinction
Return to topOrnate concerns decoration; elaborate can describe a carefully developed plan with little ornament.
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See elaborate in use
An elaborate model showed every room of the proposed museum.
An elaborate repair-cafe poster mapped every step from checking in a broken lamp to collecting the finished item at the exit.
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