soup to nuts

[soop-tuh-nuhts] / ˈsup təˈnʌts /

ADJECTIVE

thoroughpaced

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute all the way all-embracing all-inclusive all-out assiduous blow-by-blow careful circumstantial clocklike complete comprehensive conscientious detailed efficient exact exhaustive from A to Z full full dress in-depth intensive itemized meticulous minute painstaking particular particularized plenty royal scrupulous slam-bang sweeping thoroughgoing tough whole-hog

ADJECTIVE

thorough/thoroughgoing

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute all the way all-embracing all-inclusive all-out assiduous blow-by-blow careful circumstantial clocklike complete comprehensive conscientious detailed efficient exact from A to Z full full dress in-depth intensive itemized meticulous minute painstaking particular particularized plenty royal scrupulous slam-bang sweeping tough whole-hog

Antonyms

WEAK

deficient imperfect inadequate incomplete inexhaustive partial superficial unfinished

Example Sentences

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The mountain was on fire “from soup to nuts, the whole thing. You couldn’t see anything else.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

"If someone can't explain to you, soup to nuts, what the requirements are of certification, then it would feel like it's maybe missing the point," he said.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2022

"He just admitted to a civil rights violation from soup to nuts."

From Fox News • Dec. 17, 2021

Gimlet’s new head of scripted content, Mimi O’Donnell, is Labyrinth’s former artistic director, and “Dolores Roach” is the first series she’s overseen soup to nuts for the company.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2018

Claude displayed an acrobatic appetite and went down the line, from soup to nuts, in a manner which was captivating in the extreme.

From Skiddoo! by McHugh, Hugh

soup to nuts

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