COMPREHENSIVELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehensively

adverb

as in systematically

with attention to all aspects or details no period in American history has been as comprehensively studied as the Civil War

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Recent Examples of comprehensively If conservatism is something of an inclination or disposition, leftism of the more radical sort is a form of all-consuming identity, one that fills vacuums in otherwise empty lives and comprehensively guides behavior. —

Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026 Significantly, the right to vote was expanded comprehensively to include indigenous Maori women. —

Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 Arsenal are the only team to beat Bayern in Europe this season, doing so comprehensively with a 3-1 scoreline (in north London three weeks after that PSG game). —

James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 If multiple hypotheses do not explain the data equally well, then the one that explains the data more accurately and comprehensively is superior. —

Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026 An inspector general operating independently from BCPS can help reinforce trust in county government, school leadership, teachers and staff by ensuring that concerns are examined fairly and comprehensively. —

Carl Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026 The Oschin Center supports broader goals for the complete transformation of the Tar Pits’ 13-acre site, which has not been renovated or considered comprehensively in the half-century since the museum opened in 1977. —

Marianne Love, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 MiCA was conceived and promulgated based on the belief that comprehensively regulating crypto assets – in particular by protecting consumers – is key to their sustainable growth. —

Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 How often pregnant women are jailed is unknown because the government does not comprehensively track pregnancies in local jails. —

Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensively

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This training strategy typically involves picking up heavier and heavier free weights to systematically increase the difficulty of an exercise.

— Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
The metaverse did not develop into the type of social platform originally planned; nevertheless, metaverse technologies are systematically implemented in such areas as manufacturing, education, healthcare, gaming, etc.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026