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单词 exhaustive
释义

exhaustive

adjective

ex·​haus·​tive ig-ˈzȯ-stiv How to pronounce exhaustive (audio)
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
exhaustively adverb
exhaustiveness noun
exhaustivity
ig-ˌzȯ-ˈsti-və-tē How to pronounce exhaustive (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • all-out
  • clean
  • complete
  • comprehensive
  • full-scale
  • out-and-out
  • thorough
  • thoroughgoing
  • total
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Example Sentences

The list was long but not exhaustive. after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1789, in the meaning defined above

exhaustive

adjective

1
as in thorough
trying all possibilities after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • thorough
  • extensive
  • comprehensive
  • complete
  • sweeping
  • thoroughgoing
  • systematic
  • total
  • full-scale
  • in-depth
  • methodical
  • all-out
  • clean
  • wide-ranging
  • out-and-out
  • wide
  • broad
  • general
  • inclusive
  • far-reaching
  • methodic
  • global
  • no-holds-barred
  • unhampered
  • unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • haphazard
  • random
  • desultory
  • cursory
  • aimless
  • superficial
  • limited
  • slipshod
  • shallow
  • narrow
  • hit-or-miss
  • restricted
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2
as in comprehensive
covering everything or all important points an exhaustive survey of the nation's sexual habits

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • comprehensive
  • thorough
  • extensive
  • full
  • panoramic
  • complete
  • inclusive
  • encyclopedic
  • compendious
  • global
  • in-depth
  • general
  • omnibus
  • embracive
  • cyclopedic
  • universal
  • vast
  • all-inclusive
  • broad
  • broad-gauged
  • all-embracing
  • broad-gauge
  • cover-all
  • large
  • wide
  • all-in
  • overall
  • far
  • catholic
  • sweeping
  • inclusionary
  • indiscriminate
  • wide-ranging
  • cosmic
  • panoptic
  • far-reaching
  • encyclical
  • unrestricted
  • blanket
  • cosmical
  • grand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • limited
  • narrow
  • precise
  • specialized
  • restricted
  • specific
  • incomplete
  • exact
  • individual
  • singular
  • circumscribed
  • sketchy
  • patchy
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