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adjective of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
comprehending or thoroughly understanding with one's mind; having an extensive mental range or grasp, as of a particular subject or many subjects.
Insurance . covering or providing broad protection against loss.
noun Often comprehensives. Also called comprehensive examination. an examination of extensive coverage given to measure a student's general progress, proficiency in his or her major field of study, or the like.
the detailed layout of an advertisement, showing placement of photographs, illustrations, copy, etc., as for presentation to a client. Compare visual (def. 7).
Origin of comprehensive From the Late Latin word comprehēnsīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See comprehension, -ive
SYNONYMS FOR comprehensive 1 broad, wide, extensive, full.
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OTHER WORDS FROM comprehensive com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb com·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun non·com·pre·hen·sive, adjective non·com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
non·com·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun pre·com·pre·hen·sive, adjective pre·com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb pre·com·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun qua·si-com·pre·hen·sive, adjective qua·si-com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb un·com·pre·hen·sive, adjective un·com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb un·com·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun
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When the occasion offers, he is concise, condensed even in the utterance of a principle or of a comprehensive thought.
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As the other stepped forward to obey, the famous investigator made a comprehensive survey of the little kitchen, for such it was.
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An excellent and appropriate document—short and comprehensive —and, as it should be, devoted wholly to State affairs.
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In the January number of this magazine appeared an excellent and comprehensive historical sketch of Fitchburg.
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"It is one awful mess," said he with a comprehensive shrug of his broad shoulders.
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British Dictionary definitions for comprehensive adjective of broad scope or content; including all or much
(of a car insurance policy) providing protection against most risks, including third-party liability, fire, theft, and damage
having the ability to understand
of, relating to, or being a comprehensive school
noun short for comprehensive school
Derived forms of comprehensive comprehensively , adverb comprehensiveness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to comprehensive full, complete, broad, global, overall, thorough, far-reaching, all-inclusive, encyclopedic, sweeping, extensive, exhaustive, catholic, umbrella, blanket, general, infinite, whole, absolute, compendious