Detail and Reference

Detail

Detail noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.

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Reference and detail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead the word "Detail" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: detailed, detailing

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Detail and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detail" instead the word "Reference" as a noun or a verb.

good	good detail	good reference
full	full detail	full reference
nice	nice detail	nice reference
particular	particular detail	particular reference
Other adjectives: specific, brief, complete, single, small, entire, real, little, possible, minor, explicit, further, random, odd, last, visual, historical.

This article will detail the changes in both layman's terms and in detail, to use as a reference to explain the transition.

Source: Administrivia / The Ptitle Replacement System
Not much detail is given, but there is a reference to tension over Taiwan, suggesting that the war may have been primarily between the USA and China.

Source: World War III
Apparently multiple authors independently noticed the same detail and decided to reference it in their own story.

Source: Stock Shout-Outs

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Reference and Detail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detail/reference

Detail & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detail/reference>.

Reference or Detail. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detail/reference.

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