CIRCUMSTANTIAL


Meaning of CIRCUMSTANTIAL in English

adjective

marked by careful attention to relevant details

gave a circumstantial account of his adventure

Synonyms: blow-by-blow, clocklike, detailed, full, itemized, minute, particular, particularized, thorough

Related Word: accurate, exact, nice, precise; complete, replete; close, strict

Contrasted words: compendious, concise, laconic, pithy, short, succinct, terse; abbreviated, curtailed, cut, pruned, shortened, trimmed

Antonyms: abridged; summary

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