SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
exhaustive
adjective
Thorough enough to cover all relevant aspects.
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Completely thorough
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Return to topExhaustive aims to leave nothing relevant unexamined; detailed material is not necessarily complete.
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exhaustivelyadverb
Thoroughly and with all relevant details considered.
With complete thoroughness
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The librarian searched the catalog exhaustively before declaring the book missing.
Maia examined the supplied records exhaustively, reading all six notebooks and both sheets before deciding which details belonged in her account.
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An exhaustive search of the attic finally located the missing sketches.
A photography club asked Owen for a comprehensive handover guide to its shared equipment, covering booking, collection, condition checks, and returns. The accompanying inventory needed to be exhaustive within its stated scope, listing every item in the cabinet so borrowers could check a kit before leaving.
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