no stone unturned

ADJECTIVE

exhaustive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comprehensive encyclopedic extensive full-scale in-depth intensive sweeping thorough

WEAK

all-embracing all-encompassing all-out catholic embracive far-reaching from A to Z full full dress full-blown out-and-out profound radical the word thoroughgoing total whole-hog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclusive incomplete incomprehensive narrow partial superficial uncomprehensive

WEAK

excluding unfinished

Example Sentences

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Medicaid is a needs-based program, with strict financial requirements, so leave no stone unturned.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

But he added that they were still "working 24/7" and "leaving no stone unturned".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Chiang said that "through today's high-intensity drill, we will thoroughly and comprehensively review the existing defence mechanisms, leaving no stone unturned."

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-foot-4 phenom, left no stone unturned last summer in his quest to become the most dominant player in the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

The paper demanded that the law “leave no stone unturned to ferret out the perpetrators and bring them to justice.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

no stone unturned

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