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Synonyms & Antonyms of thorough
1
having no exceptions or restrictions
- had thorough access to the files for her research
Synonyms for thorough
- absolute,
- all-out,
- arrant,
- blank,
- blooming
- [chiefly British],
- bodacious
- [Southern & Midland],
- categorical
- (also categoric),
- clean,
- complete,
- consummate,
- cotton-picking,
- crashing,
- damn,
- damned,
- dead,
- deadly,
- definite,
- downright,
- dreadful,
- fair,
- flat,
- flat-out,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- perfect,
- plumb,
- profound,
- pure,
- rank,
- regular,
- sheer,
- simple,
- stark,
- stone,
- straight-out,
- thoroughgoing,
- total,
- unadulterated,
- unalloyed,
- unconditional,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- utter,
- very
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2
including many small descriptive features
- thorough analysis of the current crisis in Asia
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3
trying all possibilities
- a thorough search of the office that turned up no evidence of wrongdoing
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4
covering everything or all important points
- a very thorough textbook on respiratory disorders
Synonyms for thorough
- all-embracing,
- all-in
- [chiefly British],
- all-inclusive,
- broad-gauge
- (or broad-gauged),
- compendious,
- complete,
- comprehensive,
- cover-all,
- cyclopedic,
- embracive,
- encyclopedic,
- exhaustive,
- full,
- global,
- in-depth,
- inclusive,
- omnibus,
- panoramic,
- universal
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“Thorough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thorough. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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