thoroughly | Definition of thoroughly

Synonyms and Antonyms of thoroughly

1 with attention to all aspects or details

they researched the issue thoroughly before deciding how to vote

Synonyms of thoroughly

completely, comprehensively, detailedly, exhaustively, fully, inside out, minutely, roundly, sweepingly, systematically, through and through, totally

Words Related to thoroughly

meticulously, microscopically

all-out, full blast, intensively

broadly, encyclopedically, extensively, generally, globally, widely

conclusively, consummately, definitely, perfectly

Phrases Synonymous with thoroughly

at length, from stem to stern, from the ground up, in detail

Near Antonyms of thoroughly

aimlessly, desultorily, haphazardly, hit-or-miss, randomly

cursorily, imperfectly, inadequately, narrowly, shallowly, sketchily, summarily, superficially

indeterminately, nebulously, vaguely

2 to a full extent or degree

I am thoroughly satisfied with her explanation of the events of that evening

Synonyms of thoroughly

all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide

Words Related to thoroughly

absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly

basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially

abundantly, copiously, generously, greatly

Phrases Synonymous with thoroughly

all the way, at length, down the line, down to the ground, for fair, in whole, to bits, to pieces, to the hilt, to the max

Near Antonyms of thoroughly

barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially

approximately, roughly, somewhat

Antonyms of thoroughly

half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly