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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On Friday, the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services, which shelters the children and must now undertake reunifications, sent out a plea to federal public health workers for help with an exhaustive manual search of records.
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After an exhaustive search of the venue by the security staff of both the band and the venue, the individual was not located.
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With the American team failing to qualify for the World Cup, Fox and ESPN are pouring resources into exhaustive coverage of Mexico in both English and Spanish.
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Throughout the exhaustive search, the researchers only located 24 Chinese giant salamanders in the wild.
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And broadcasters all over the globe will deliver exhaustive coverage of the PyeongChang edition over the next couple of weeks.
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She was also known for her exhaustive Christmas letters, according to friends, which were often delivered along with a home-baked treat.
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In any case, NBC was reportedly buying time with exhaustive questions.
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The path to citizenship was exhaustive and could last several years.
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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;
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Definition of exhaustive for English Language Learners
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: including all possibilities : very thorough
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