Synonyms of thorough
6 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for thorough is comprehensive. Other synonyms of thorough are rigorous and scrupulous. The opposite of thorough is superficial.
Synonyms and similar words for thorough
adjectivePainstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
- comprehensiveBroadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
adjectiveUtter; complete; absolute.
- downrightAbsolute, complete.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- rigorousShowing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
- scrupulousExactly and carefully conducted.
- outright
- unmitigated
Opposite of thorough
adjectiveAntonym(s) of “not detailed”.
- cursory
- superficialNot thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- surface-levelSynonym of superficial.
Meaning of thorough
- adjective Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
- adjective Utter; complete; absolute.
- preposition Through.
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Questions about synonyms of thorough
- What is another word for thorough?
- Thorough has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as comprehensive, rigorous and scrupulous.
- What is the opposite of thorough?
- The opposite of thorough is superficial. Other antonyms of thorough are surface-level.
- What does thorough mean?
- Thorough means painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
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