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exhaustive
Meaning: thorough and complete, covering every detail
exhaustive in a sentence
How exhaustive is used in real sentences:
The detective conducted an exhaustive search of the abandoned warehouse.
The scientists ran an exhaustive series of tests before publishing their conclusions about the new material.
“The city archive's exhaustive index covered every council meeting and health report from 1968.”
— from the passage The Slanted Signature
Synonyms for exhaustive
Other words for exhaustive — comprehensive, thorough and complete — carry the same meaning.
- comprehensive
- thorough
- complete
Antonyms of exhaustive
Words that mean the opposite of exhaustive:
Where it comes from
From Latin exhaurire 'to drain out completely'
Memory hook
EXHAUSTIVE — like being worn out from covering absolutely everything.
Practice exhaustive in the app