exhaustive

[ig-zaws-tiv] / ɪgˈzɔs tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

all-inclusive, complete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comprehensive encyclopedic extensive full-scale in-depth intensive sweeping thorough

WEAK

all-embracing all-encompassing all-out catholic embracive far-reaching from A to Z full full dress full-blown no stone unturned out-and-out profound radical the word thoroughgoing total whole-hog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclusive incomplete incomprehensive narrow partial superficial uncomprehensive

WEAK

excluding unfinished

Example Sentences

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Today, you can find exhaustive lists of Asian martial arts classics that are either sampled on their albums or referenced within their lyrics.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Colloff’s reporting is, as usual, dogged and exhaustive, and the book reads like a thriller, but never sacrifices the humanity of the people Skalnik hurt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Lois Romano, a journalist who has reported on several first ladies, sets the record straight in “An Inconvenient Widow,” an exhaustive and sympathetic biography of a woman whose legacy deserves re-examination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

They highlighted the DOJ's "exhaustive effort" in collecting and publicly releasing millions of other Epstein-related files in recent months.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And the truth is that our unconscious is really good at this, to the point where thin-slicing often delivers a better answer than more deliberate and exhaustive ways of thinking.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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