thorough

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. thoroughgoing, painstaking, exact, careful; complete, absolute, unqualified, arrant, out-and-out; exhaustive, deep, sweeping. See completion.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Painstaking]

Syn. exact, meticulous, precise; see accurate 2 , careful .

2. [Complete]

Syn. thoroughgoing, out-and-out, total; see absolute 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. exhaustive complete, total, comprehensive, thoroughgoing, in-depth, *A to Z, all-out, all-inclusive, *whole hog, full, painstaking, *down to the last detail.

2. absolute out-and-out, utter, total, complete, entire, perfect, unmitigated, sheer.

3. exact accurate, painstaking, precise, meticulous, careful, scrupulous.

ANT.: 1. partial, incomplete, superficial. 2. partial, qualified. 3. sloppy, slipshod, careless

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Covering all aspects with painstaking accuracy: all-out, complete, exhaustive, full-dress, intensive, thoroughgoing, thoroughpaced. See BIG, CAREFUL. 2. Characterized by attention to detail: blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, full, minute2, particular. See SPECIFIC. 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, sheer2, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter2. Informal: flat-out, positive. Chiefly British: blooming. See BIG, LIMITED.