Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe descriptions in British Thesaurus

101 (adjective)

mainly American consisting of only very basic information about a particular subject

blow-by-blow (adjective)

a blow-by-blow account or description is extremely detailed

broad (adjective)

expressed in a general way, without many details

broad-brush (adjective)

very general and without many details

descriptive (adjective)

describing something

detailed (adjective)

including many small facts or aspects

edited (adjective)

an edited account of an event is not exactly true or accurate

elaborate (adjective)

very detailed and complicated

extensive (adjective)

involving a lot of details and information

general (adjective)

not specific, exact, or detailed

graphic (adjective)

described giving a lot of detail so that you have a clear idea of something, especially something unpleasant

graphically (adverb)

giving a lot of detail

illustrative (adjective)

formal an illustrative example, fact, document etc helps to explain something more clearly or show that something is true

in depth ()

in a very detailed way and giving a lot of information

in detail ()

including many facts or aspects of a situation

loose (adjective)

not exactly accurate in every detail

loosely (adverb)

not in an exact or detailed way

minute (adjective)

very careful and detailed

particularly (adverb)

in a clear and specific way

patchy (adjective)

not detailed enough or complete enough to be useful

presentational (adjective)

relating to the way in which you explain or describe something to a group of people

reductive (adjective)

formal describing or explaining something in such a simple way that you miss important details

rough (adjective)

a rough idea or guess is not detailed or exact

rudimentary (adjective)

basic, and not detailed or developed

skeletal (adjective)

consisting only of basic details

sketchy (adjective)

not detailed or complete

specific (adjective)

exact and detailed

specifically (adverb)

in an exact and detailed way

thin (adjective)

a thin explanation, argument, statement etc does not have enough evidence or detail to be effective

thinly (adverb)

in a way that makes it easy to recognize what the true situation really is

thumbnail (adjective)

providing only the main facts, not the details

unsparing (adjective)

an unsparing account or description does not hide the unpleasant details of something

vivid (adjective)

having or producing very clear and detailed images in the mind

vivid (adjective)

a vivid example of something shows very clearly that something exists or is true

watered-down (adjective)

a watered-down statement, article etc has been made less offensive, powerful, or detailed than it originally was

wide (adjective)

concerning the basic aspects of something rather than the details