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comprehensive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of comprehensive

1 covering everything or all important points

  • a comprehensive overview of European history since the French Revolution
Synonyms of comprehensive

all-embracing, all-in [chiefly British], all-inclusive, broad-gauge (or broad-gauged), compendious, complete, cover-all, cyclopedic, embracive, encyclopedic, exhaustive, full, global, in-depth, inclusive, omnibus, panoramic, thorough, universal
Words Related to comprehensive

broad, catholic, encyclical, general, inclusionary, overall

cosmic (also cosmical), extensive, far, far-reaching, grand, large, panoptic, sweeping, vast, wide, wide-ranging

blanket, indiscriminate, unrestricted
Near Antonyms of comprehensive

circumscribed, limited, narrow, restricted, specialized

exact, precise

individual, singular, specific

incomplete, patchy, sketchy

2 not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it

  • a comprehensive listing of all the paintings generally attributed to the Dutch artist Rembrandt
Synonyms of comprehensive

compleat, complete, entire, full, grand, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, total, whole
Words Related to comprehensive

unabridged, uncut, undiminished

all-out, exhaustive, extensive, maximal

full-blooded, full-blown, full-bore, full-fledged, full-on, full-out, full-scale
Near Antonyms of comprehensive

abbreviated, abridged, cut, diminished, reduced
Antonyms of comprehensive

imperfect, incomplete, partial

3 trying all possibilities

  • comprehensive plans for covering just about any conceivable terrorist attack
Synonyms of comprehensive

all-out, clean, complete, exhaustive, full-scale, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total
Words Related to comprehensive

broad, extensive, far-reaching, in-depth, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging

general, global, inclusive, methodical (also methodic), systematic

no-holds-barred, unhampered, unrestrained
Near Antonyms of comprehensive

aimless, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random

cursory, shallow, slipshod, superficial

limited, narrow, restricted

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