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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

thorough and comprehensive, including, considering, and examining all possible aspects and elements of something;

e.g. They did an exhaustive search of the house, looking in every nook and cranny.

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Similar Words

All-embracing

All-inclusive

All-out

Clean

Compendious

Complete

Comprehensive

Descriptive

Encyclopedic

Full-bore

Full-on

Full-out

Full-scale

Global

In-depth

Inclusive

No-holds-barred

Omnibus

Out-and-out

Panoramic

Stated

Thorough

Thoroughgoing

Unabridged

Uncut

Undiminished

Universal

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Opposite Words

Aimless

Cursory

Desultory

Exact

Facile

Haphazard

Hit-or-miss

Incomplete

Individual

Limited

Narrow

One-dimensional

Patchy

Precise

Random

Restricted

Shallow

Singular

Sketchy

Skin-deep

Slipshod

Specialized

Specific

Superficial

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Related Words

Acute

Almighty

Authoritative

Blanket

Blistering

Blow-by-blow

Broad

Catholic

Circumstantial

Classic

Classical

Clear-cut

Complete

Comprehensive

Conscientious

Cosmic

Definite

Definitive

Detailed

Dreadful

Elaborate

Encyclical

Entire

Excruciating

Explicit

Explicitly

Explosive

Express

Exquisite

Extensive

Far

Far-reaching

Fearful

Fearsome

Ferocious

Fierce

Frightful

Full

Furious

Fussy

General

Ghastly

Global

Grand

Hard

Heavy-duty

Hellacious

In-depth

Inclusive

Indiscriminate

Intact

Integral

Intense

Intensive

Keen

Large

Loving

Magisterial

Methodical

Meticulous

Minute

No-holds-barred

Overall

Painstaking

Particular

Perfect

Plenary

Profound

Scrupulous

Specific

Sweeping

Systematic

Terrible

Thorough

Total

Unambiguous

Unequivocal

Unhampered

Unrestrained

Unrestricted

Vast

Vehement

Vehemently

Vicious

Violent

Whole

Wide

Wide-ranging

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