COMPREHENSIVENESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehensiveness

noun

Definition of comprehensiveness

as in thoroughness

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Recent Examples of comprehensiveness Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector. — Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025 Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 Healthcare leaders, policymakers and clinicians need to insist on transparency, rigor and comprehensiveness as absolute necessities. — Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Chernow’s writing remains uniformly crisp, but his comprehensiveness accounts for the book’s length. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025 Employer Professional Development Award—for organizations that provide outstanding continuing education as evidenced by their quality, comprehensiveness, innovation, or impact. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019

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Noun

The project’s thoroughness would be almost comical were its subject not so stubbornly controversial, an emblem of all the contradictions embedded in who, exactly, Americans take themselves to be.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Sanft questioned Long about other tips in the case and the history of the department’s investigative file, seeking to cast doubt on the thoroughness of the police work.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoroughness

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For example, Microsoft’s responsible AI principles name accountability, fairness, inclusiveness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, and transparency as its core commitments for designing and releasing AI technologies.

— Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Members must commit to progress in three areas — building climate resilience, preserving resources and fostering inclusiveness — and are required to report on progress on a regular basis.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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The court is confident in the soundness of the proceedings and the integrity of the judges.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

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