Synonyms of exhaustive

exhaustive

adjective

1

as in thorough

trying all possibilities

after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thorough
• extensive
• comprehensive
• complete
• sweeping
• thoroughgoing
• total
• full-scale
• systematic
• clean
• all-out
• out-and-out
• wide
• methodical
• general
• broad
• in-depth
• wide-ranging
• inclusive
• far-reaching
• methodic
• global
• no-holds-barred
• unrestrained
• unhampered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• random
• haphazard
• desultory
• aimless
• cursory
• superficial
• limited
• shallow
• narrow
• hit-or-miss
• restricted
• slipshod

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• random
• haphazard
• desultory
• aimless
• cursory
• superficial
• limited
• shallow
• narrow
• hit-or-miss
• restricted
• slipshod

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2

as in comprehensive

covering everything or all important points

an exhaustive survey of the nation's sexual habits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprehensive
• thorough
• extensive
• full
• panoramic
• complete
• inclusive
• encyclopedic
• global
• compendious
• all-inclusive
• general
• in-depth
• omnibus
• universal
• vast
• broad-gauged
• broad
• embracive
• cyclopedic
• all-embracing
• broad-gauge
• cover-all
• all-in
• large
• overall
• wide
• wide-ranging
• far-reaching
• far
• sweeping
• catholic
• inclusionary
• cosmic
• cosmical
• indiscriminate
• panoptic
• encyclical
• unrestricted
• blanket
• grand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• narrow
• specialized
• restricted
• specific
• precise
• exact
• individual
• circumscribed
• incomplete
• singular
• sketchy
• patchy

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• limited
• narrow
• specialized
• restricted
• specific
• precise
• exact
• individual
• circumscribed
• incomplete
• singular
• sketchy
• patchy

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