Definitions

through and through

ADVERB

backwards and forwards

Synonyms

WEAK

assiduously completely comprehensively from A to Z from top to bottom fully in and out inside out thoroughly up and down whole hog

ADVERB

fully

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely entirely perfectly positively quite thoroughly totally wholly

WEAK

all out all the way altogether every inch from A to Z from soup to nuts intimately outright royal utterly with heart and soul without exaggeration

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely partially

WEAK

inadequately insufficiently partly

ADVERB

inside out

Synonyms

WEAK

backwards and forwards completely entirely from A to Z from top to bottom thoroughly

ADVERB

thoroughly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assiduously carefully completely comprehensively conscientiously earnestly efficiently extremely fully highly intensely intensively meticulously painstakingly scrupulously very wholly

WEAK

all exceedingly exceptionally flat out from A to Z from top to bottom hard hugely in and out in detail inside out notably remarkably strikingly sweepingly throughout unremittingly up and down whole hog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely little partially partly

WEAK

deficiently inadequately inexhaustively superficially

ADJECTIVE

dyed-in-the-wool

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute complete confirmed congenital deep-down deep-dyed deep-rooted deep-seated deeply ingrained die-hard entrenched fixed full-fledged genuine hardened infixed ingrained instilled long-standing out and out thorough thoroughgoing through-and-through to the core true unchangeable uncompromising utter well-established

ADJECTIVE

out-and-out

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute arrant consummate downright full outright perfect thorough thoroughgoing through-and-through total uncompromising undiminished unmitigated unqualified utter whole

Example Sentences

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"I had no plans on playing football. I was a soccer player through and through," Little tells BBC Sport.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

"When the groups were drawn, that's the first question I asked her - who will she be supporting? She's Wales through and through."

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

And Susan Collins is a Republican, through and through.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

I'm a savory chef through and through and the thing that I love about cream is that it really brings a touch of luxury to any dish that you're making.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024

It would be a Swanburne squirrel through and through, and, therefore, its behavior could not be considered representative of the high-strung and woefully undereducated furball that is more typical of the species.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

through and through

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