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thorough
thor·ough T0179300 (thûr′ō, thŭr′ō)adj.1. Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.2. Painstakingly accurate or careful: thorough research.3. Absolute; utter: a thorough pleasure.prep. & adv. Archaic Variant of through.
[Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
thor′ough·ly adv.thor′ough·ness n.thorough (ˈθʌrə) adj1. carried out completely and carefully: a thorough search. 2. (prenominal) utter: a thorough bore. 3. painstakingly careful: my work is thorough. [Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh; see through] ˈthoroughly adv ˈthoroughness n
Thorough (ˈθʌrə) n (Historical Terms) thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles Ithor•ough (ˈθɜr oʊ, ˈθʌr oʊ)
adj. 1. executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search. 2. complete; perfect; utter: thorough enjoyment. 3. extremely attentive to accuracy and detail; painstaking: a thorough worker. 4. having full command or mastery of an art, talent, etc. 5. extending or passing through. adv., prep. 6. Archaic. through. [before 900; Middle English; Old English thuruh, variant of thurh through] thor′ough•ly, adv. thor′ough•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | thorough - painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" | | 2. | thorough - performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"exhaustive, thoroughgoingcomplete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
thoroughadjective1. comprehensive, full, complete, sweeping, intensive, in-depth, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, leaving no stone unturned We are making a thorough investigation.
comprehensive cursory, half-hearted, haphazard2. careful, conscientious, painstaking, efficient, meticulous, exhaustive, scrupulous, assiduous The men were expert, thorough and careful.
careful careless, sloppy, lackadaisical3. complete, total, absolute, utter, perfect, entire, pure, sheer, outright, downright, unqualified, out-and-out, unmitigated, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) I was a thorough little academic snob.
complete partial, superficial, incomplete, imperfectthoroughadjective1. Covering all aspects with painstaking accuracy:all-out, complete, exhaustive, full-dress, intensive, thoroughgoing, thoroughpaced.2. Characterized by attention to detail:blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, full, minute, particular.3. Completely such, without qualification or exception:absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.Informal: flat-out, positive.Chiefly British: blooming.Translationsthorough (ˈθarə) , ((American) ˈθə:rəu) adjective1. (of a person) very careful; attending to every detail. a thorough worker. 一絲不苟的 一丝不苟的2. (of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc. His work is very thorough. 完善的 完善的3. complete; absolute. a thorough waste of time. 完全的，絕對的 完全的，绝对的 ˈthoroughly adverb1. with great care, attending to every detail. She doesn't do her job very thoroughly. 徹底地，周到地 彻底地，周到地 2. completely. He's thoroughly stupid/bored. 完全地 完全地ˈthoroughness noun care; attention to detail. 徹底 彻底ˈthoroughfare (-feə) noun1. a public road or street. Don't park your car on a busy thoroughfare. 大道，大街 大道，大街 2. (the right of) passage through. A sign on the gate said `No Thoroughfare'. 通行 通行EncyclopediaSeethoroughfareLegalSeeThoroughfarethorough
Related to thorough: thoroughlySynonyms for thoroughadj comprehensiveSynonyms- comprehensive
- full
- complete
- sweeping
- intensive
- in-depth
- exhaustive
- all-inclusive
- all-embracing
- leaving no stone unturned
Antonyms- cursory
- half-hearted
- haphazard
adj carefulSynonyms- careful
- conscientious
- painstaking
- efficient
- meticulous
- exhaustive
- scrupulous
- assiduous
Antonyms- careless
- sloppy
- lackadaisical
adj completeSynonyms- complete
- total
- absolute
- utter
- perfect
- entire
- pure
- sheer
- outright
- downright
- unqualified
- out-and-out
- unmitigated
- arrant
- deep-dyed
Antonyms- partial
- superficial
- incomplete
- imperfect
Synonyms for thoroughadj covering all aspects with painstaking accuracySynonyms- all-out
- complete
- exhaustive
- full-dress
- intensive
- thoroughgoing
- thoroughpaced
adj characterized by attention to detailSynonyms- blow-by-blow
- circumstantial
- detailed
- full
- minute
- particular
adj completely such, without qualification or exceptionSynonyms- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damned
- dead
- downright
- flat
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plain
- pure
- sheer
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unbounded
- unequivocal
- unlimited
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- unrelieved
- unreserved
- utter
- flat-out
- positive
- blooming
Synonyms for thoroughadj painstakingly careful and accurateRelated Wordsadj performed comprehensively and completelySynonymsRelated Words |