exhaustive | Definition of exhaustive

Synonyms and Antonyms of exhaustive

1 trying all possibilities

after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat

Synonyms of exhaustive

all-out, clean, complete, comprehensive, full-scale, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total

Words Related to exhaustive

broad, extensive, far-reaching, in-depth, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging

general, global, inclusive, methodical (also methodic), systematic

no-holds-barred, unhampered, unrestrained

Near Antonyms of exhaustive

aimless, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random

cursory, shallow, slipshod, superficial

limited, narrow, restricted

2 covering everything or all important points

an exhaustive survey of the nation's sexual habits

Synonyms of exhaustive

all-embracing, all-in [chiefly British], all-inclusive, broad-gauge (or broad-gauged), compendious, complete, comprehensive, cover-all, cyclopedic, embracive, encyclopedic, full, global, in-depth, inclusive, omnibus, panoramic, thorough, universal

Words Related to exhaustive

broad, catholic, encyclical, general, inclusionary, overall

cosmic (also cosmical), extensive, far, far-reaching, grand, large, panoptic, sweeping, vast, wide, wide-ranging

blanket, indiscriminate, unrestricted

Near Antonyms of exhaustive

circumscribed, limited, narrow, restricted, specialized

individual, singular, specific

incomplete, patchy, sketchy