through and through | Definition of through and through

Synonyms and Antonyms of through and through

1 to a full extent or degree

I know him through and through, and he would never do such a cowardly thing

Synonyms of through and through

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, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide

Words Related to through and through

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 through and through

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 through and through

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

approximately, roughly, somewhat

Antonyms of through and through

half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

2 with attention to all aspects or details

those UFO claims were examined through and through and were found to be completely bogus

Synonyms of through and through

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

Words Related to through and through

meticulously, microscopically

all-out, full blast, intensively

broadly, encyclopedically, extensively, generally, globally, widely

conclusively, consummately, definitely, perfectly

Phrases Synonymous with through and through

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

Near Antonyms of through and through

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

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

indeterminately, nebulously, vaguely