most thorough

ADJECTIVE

exhaustive

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute all the way all-embracing all-inclusive all-out assiduous blow-by-blow careful circumstantial clocklike complete comprehensive conscientious detailed efficient exact from A to Z full full-dress in-depth intensive itemized meticulous minute painstaking particular particularized plenty royal scrupulous slam-bang soup to nuts sweeping tough whole-hog

Antonyms

WEAK

deficient imperfect inadequate incomplete inexhaustive partial superficial unfinished

ADJECTIVE

absolute, utter

Synonyms

WEAK

arrant complete consummate downright entire out-and-out outright perfect pure rank sheer straight-out total unmitigated unqualified

Antonyms

WEAK

deficient imperfect inadequate incomplete inexhaustive partial superficial unfinished

ADJECTIVE

all-encompassing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accurate careful complete comprehensive detailed exhaustive full intensive meticulous painstaking profound

WEAK

absolute arrant consummate exact extreme finished ingrained out-and-out thoroughly unmitigated utter

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless incomplete incomprehensive needy thoughtless undetailed unfinished

WEAK

cursory partial sciolistic superficial

Example Sentences

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Despite these limitations, the study offers one of the most thorough and up-to-date evaluations of exercise for knee osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

This is a landmark book, by far the most thorough and skilfully evocative Nigerian cookbook published in English.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

John McKinney has offered the most thorough position on how bail could be changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Fraudsters stole up to $135 billion in unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, the Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday, delivering the most thorough government examination of the problem to date.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

But here’s the funny thing: he kind of is the world’s most thorough tour guide.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera