Definition of exhaustive
: including all possibilities : thorough
- conducted an exhaustive search
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Examples of exhaustive in a Sentence
The list was long but not exhaustive.
after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat
Recent Examples of exhaustive from the Web
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None of these features, however, have shielded Mr. Akhmedov from the British justice system, despite the exhaustive efforts of his legal and accounting team.
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What follows is not an exhaustive taxonomy of all the weird and wonderful breeds of programmer, but rather a rough taxonomy of some of the key species.
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Yet the series does capture the excitement and crush of journalism today by throwing itself into an exhaustive news cycle: an endless slog of crisis after scandal after lie.
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The most exhaustive is number three, which requires a pack of post-its, a creative thought-prompt, and a whole lot of sitting together in silence.
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Haynes Publishing, known for its exhaustive line of automotive repair guides, has expanded into the world of military hardware.
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Each of the rappers' respective seasons, then, is less an exhaustive look at an artist’s growth and more an extensive examination of one milestone along the path to superstardom.
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Check out Hal Boedeker’s exhaustive list of options.
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New Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak is overseeing an exhaustive search that has included, among others, three San Antonio Spurs assistants.
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First Known Use of exhaustive
circa 1789
exhaustive Synonyms
Synonyms
all-embracing, all-inclusive, broad-gauge (or broad-gauged), compendious, complete, comprehensive, cyclopedic, encyclopedic, full, global, in-depth, inclusive, omnibus, panoramic, thorough, universal;
Near Antonyms
circumscribed, limited, narrow, restricted, specialized;
Related Words
broad, catholic, encyclical, general, inclusionary, overall;
cosmic (also cosmical), extensive, far, far-reaching, grand, large, sweeping, vast, wide, wide-ranging;
EXHAUSTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of exhaustive for English Language Learners
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: including all possibilities : very thorough
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