Synonyms of detailing

detailing

verb

present participle of detail

1

as in posting

to assign to a place or position

once again he was detailed to guard duty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• posting
• appointing
• placing
• setting
• stationing
• positioning

2

as in nominating

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nominating
• appointing
• naming
• constituting
• assigning
• commissioning
• attaching
• designating
• placing
• authorizing
• creating
• delegating
• choosing
• inducting
• electing
• selecting
• installing
• instituting
• crowning
• ordaining
• drafting
• inaugurating
• making
• consecrating
• anointing
• investing
• voting (in)
• instating
• deputing
• deputizing
• singling (out)
• handpicking
• enthroning
• throning
• destining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• firing
• discharging
• expelling
• removing
• throwing out
• displacing
• ejecting
• overthrowing
• ousting
• deposing
• evicting
• unseating
• dethroning
• unmaking
• uncrowning
• blackballing

3

as in listing

to specify one after another

detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listing
• reciting
• outlining
• itemizing
• enumerating
• ticking (off)
• mentioning
• rehearsing
• cataloging
• citing
• numerating
• reeling off
• figuring
• tabulating
• calculating
• charting
• tallying
• estimating
• computing
• inventorying
• graphing
• naming
• diagramming
• reckoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detailing

Each portion of the exhibit has illustrated diagrams detailing that part of the human anatomy. — Emma Hall october 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

And it’s backed up with a few recent preprint papers detailing Pioneer Labs’ research. — Brian Gallagher, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Long before Christa Pike was brought into Tennessee’s execution chamber, prison leaders reviewed and approved a backup plan detailing exactly what to do if the first attempt at lethal injection failed. — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

While initial reports detailing the returns were quite slim, additional information on the objects has subsequently been released. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

This is the median increase across 276 insurers, based on their filings to state regulators detailing expectations for next year. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

The mayor and administration spokespeople had declined to say whether a Guevara mass settlement was in the works, but Johnson himself alluded to the likelihood while detailing his budget forecast. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Makary's time at the agency was defined by scientific disputes, leadership changes and a string of media stories detailing low morale and internal dysfunction among staffers. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

According to the filing, Flores has not provided a financial affidavit detailing her resources, and her proposal does not include a bond or identify potential co-signers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026