Elaborate on
Elaborate on verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Usage example: my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure
Expand and elaborate on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expand" instead a verb "Elaborate on".
Expand
Expand verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.
Usage example: an article on the First Ladies that the author later expanded into a book
Elaborate on and expand are semantically related. You can use "Elaborate on" instead a verb "Expand".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- supplement and elaborate on
- supplement and expand
- embellish and elaborate on
- embellish and expand
- enhance and elaborate on
- enhance and expand
- elaborate and elaborate on
- elaborate and expand
- add and elaborate on
- add and expand
- stretch and elaborate on
- stretch and expand
- develop and elaborate on
- develop and expand
Cite this Source
Expand and Elaborate on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/elaborate_on/expand
Elaborate on & Expand. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/elaborate_on/expand>.
Expand or Elaborate on. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/elaborate_on/expand.
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