Detailed and Elementary

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Detailed adjective - Including many small descriptive features.

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Elementary is an antonym for detailed.

Nearby Words: detail, detailing

Elementary adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

Usage example: students who do not have even an elementary knowledge of geography

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Detailed is an antonym for elementary.

Nearby Words: element, elemental, elementarily

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