🔍thorough

adjective
/ˈθʌroʊ/

Meaning

complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial

Example Sentences

The report was thorough and well-researched.

Example Expressions

thorough check

Synonyms

complete, detailed, exhaustive, comprehensive, meticulous

Antonyms

incomplete, careless, superficial

Collocations

thorough analysis, thorough research, thorough cleaning, thorough understanding

More Example Sentences

Your recent report was very thorough and well-organized.

Thorough preparation is essential for a successful presentation.

Your analysis is thorough, but opposing viewpoints could have been given more consideration.

A student prepares a presentation on climate change for her geography class using data and images she collected from reliable sources and organizes the information into clear slides covering the causes, effects, and possible solutions then practices speaking in front of a mirror at home to make sure she stays within the time limit and delivers the presentation confidently the next day receiving praise from both her teacher and classmates for her thorough research.

Related Vocabularies

having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment
relating to love; idealistic; dreamy
Spending much time reading or studying; scholarly but lacking practical experience.
having an even surface without roughness; happening without difficulty
relating to or found in a river
very unhappy and unable to be comforted

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