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exhaustive

/ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/adjective3 syllables

Exhaustive means: performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial.

Synonyms for exhaustive4

adjective, as in performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

thorough, thoroughgoing, complete

also used for exhaustive

all-encompassing

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What does exhaustive mean?1

adjective

1

performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial“an exhaustive study”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Exhaustive in a sentence

  • The police undertook exhaustive searches but failed to find the body.Jesse
  • I quickly realized that my text needed an exhaustive revision.magnificentgoddess
  • This list may not be exhaustive.soweli_Elepanto
  • I gave you an exhaustive answer.AlanF_US
  • Can science provide an exhaustive answer?AlanF_US
  • Here is a non-exhaustive list.zogwarg

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