circumstantial[adjective]Synonyms: blow-by-blow, clocklike, detailed, full, itemized, minute, particular, particularized, thorough
Antonyms: abridged, summary
Contrasted words: compendious, concise, laconic, pithy, short, succinct, terse, abbreviated, curtailed, cut, pruned, shortened, trimmed
Related Words: accurate,
exact,
nice,
precise,
complete,
replete,
close,
strict [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cir‧cum‧stan‧tial /ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃ
əl◂ $ ˌsɜːr-/
adjective1. law based on something that appears to be true but is not proven
circumstantial evidence/case The case against McCarthy is based largely on circumstantial evidence.2. formal including all the details:
The book includes a long and circumstantial account of Empson’s conversation with the Queen.—circumstantially adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲