Synonyms of elaboration

1. amplification, elaboration, expansion, expanding upon: usage: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
2. refinement, elaboration, improvement, betterment, advance: usage: the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique"
3. expansion, enlargement, elaboration, discussion, treatment, discourse: usage: a discussion that provides additional information
4. elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution, complexity, complexness: usage: marked by elaborately complex detail
5. elaboration, working out, development: usage: developing in intricate and painstaking detail