Thoroughly

adverb
/ˈθʌrəli/

Meaning

completely; entirely; in a thorough manner
completely and carefully; in a detailed way

Example Sentences

She thoroughly cleaned the entire house before the guests arrived.

Please clean the kitchen thoroughly before the guests arrive.

Synonyms

completely, entirely, fully, totally, utterly, deeply, carefully
Entry 1
completely, entirely, fully, totally, utterly
Entry 2
completely, entirely, totally, deeply, carefully

Antonyms

partially, incompletely, superficially, hastily
Entry 1
partially, incompletely, superficially, hastily
Entry 2
partially, incompletely

Collocations

thoroughly cleaned, thoroughly examined, thoroughly enjoyed, thoroughly clean, thoroughly enjoy, thoroughly examine, thoroughly understand
Entry 1
thoroughly cleaned, thoroughly examined, thoroughly enjoyed
Entry 2
thoroughly clean, thoroughly enjoy, thoroughly examine, thoroughly understand

Related Vocabularies

used to say that a statement is open to argument or is considered true by many people
completely; in total; considering everything
in the correct or suitable manner
in a regular and continuous way; without stopping or changing
frequently, many times
in a way that makes a lot of noise; loudly

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