elaborate

Definitions

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; intricate and complex.

To add more detail to or expand upon a statement or idea.

To produce or develop something through complex or painstaking work.

Examples

Could you please elaborate on your plans for the upcoming project?

The architect designed an elaborate garden with fountains and rare flowers.

He gave an elaborate explanation for why he was late to the meeting.

Synonyms

detailed intricate complex ornate sophisticated involved painstaking

Antonyms

simple plain basic unadorned simpleton straightforward sparse