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

Brightline is questioning the report’s methodology and thoroughness, noting the consultants did not speak to anyone at the rail company.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
But critics have noted that trust has begun to erode as Michelin accepts cash in exchange for coverage, and accusations of AI use would further undermine the rigor and thoroughness on which Michelin has built its reputation.

— Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughness

Noun

For its part, Beijing touts the openness and inclusiveness of its World AI Cooperation Organization.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of inclusiveness

Noun

Every horse is vetted for soundness, the buyers given detailed reports about its health, but DeVaux trusts herself as much as anyone.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
The allegations could call into question the soundness of criminal cases based on the involved officers’ arrests.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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