exhaustive

adjective

ex·haus·tive ig-ˈzȯ-stiv

Synonyms of exhaustive next

: including all possibilities : thorough

conducted an exhaustive search

exhaustively adverb

exhaustiveness noun

exhaustivity

ig-ˌzȯ-ˈsti-və-tē

noun

Example Sentences

The list was long but not exhaustive. after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat

Recent Examples on the Web This list is not exhaustive and only includes those who have donated north of $1 billion. —

Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2022 The recommendations put forth by the Jan. 6 committee were not exhaustive. —

Eric Cortellessa, Time, 24 Dec. 2022 The questions above are certainly not exhaustive, but should form part of the honest and open discussions between both parties to help you to feel confident about taking the next steps towards becoming a franchise business owner. —

Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022 No suspects or persons of interest have been named, and there’s no evidence to suggest Quinton didn’t walk off, although exhaustive searches of a geographic area within wandering distance have turned up nothing, police said. —

Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2022 After an exhaustive digital restoration process by the Korean Film Archive, Nakdong River was screened for the public for the first time in seven decades last Thursday at Busan International Film Festival. —

Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2022 On September 2, Deadline broke the news that, following an exhaustive casting process, The Crown had cast the roles of Prince William and Kate Middleton for Season 6. —

Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2022 Choosing the color alone for the first US car involved an exhaustive process. —

Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022 The real estate website found that half of U.S. homebuyers cry at least once during the exhaustive process. —

Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 8 June 2022 See More

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