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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fullest extent |
| Synonyms: | full measure, whole nine yards, whole way |
| Main Entry: | backwards and forwards |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in detail |
| Synonyms: | assiduously, completely, comprehensively, from A to Z, from top to bottom, fully, in and out, inside out, thoroughly, through and through, up and down, whole hog |
| Main Entry: | whole caboodle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | whole works |
| Synonyms: | all of it, full measure, full monty, kit and caboodle, limit, whole ball of was, whole bit, whole deal, whole hog, whole kit and boodle, whole kit and caboodle, whole mess, whole nine yards, whole shebang, whole shooting match, whole show, whole shtick, works |
| Main Entry: | complete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | total, not lacking |
| Synonyms: | all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, integrated, lock stock and barrel, organic, outright, plenary, replete, the works, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabbreviated, unabridged, unbroken, uncondensed, uncut, undiminished, undivided, undocked, unexpurgated, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length |
| Antonyms: | defective, deficient, imperfect, incomplete, lacking, missing, needy, short, wanting |
| Main Entry: | exhaustive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all-inclusive, complete |
| Synonyms: | all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, catholic, comprehensive, embracive, encyclopedic, extensive, far-reaching, from A to Z, full, full-blown, full-dress, full-scale, in-depth, intensive, no stone unturned, out-and-out, profound, radical, sweeping, the word, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, whole-hog |
| Antonyms: | excluding, incomplete, unfinished |
| Main Entry: | sweeping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wide-ranging |
| Synonyms: | across-the-board, all-around, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, all-out, bird's-eye, blanket, broad, complete, comprehensive, exaggerated, exhaustive, extensive, full, general, global, inclusive, indiscriminate, out-and-out, overall, overdrawn, overstated, radical, thorough, thorough-going, unqualified, vast, wall-to-wall, whole-hog, wholesale, wide |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, narrow |
| Main Entry: | thorough/thoroughgoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhaustive |
| Synonyms: | 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, soup to nuts, sweeping, tough, whole-hog |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, inexhaustive, partial, superficial, unfinished |
| Main Entry: | thoroughpaced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thorough |
| Synonyms: | 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, soup to nuts, sweeping, thoroughgoing, tough*, whole-hog |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unabbreviated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete |
| Synonyms: | all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross*, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, integrated, lock stock and barrel, organic, outright, plenary, replete, the works, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabridged, unbroken, uncensored, uncondensed, uncut, undiminished, undivided, undocked, unexpurgated, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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