comprehensive

adj.全面的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
comprehensive (adjective)
1.
covering or broadly - completely inclusive comprehensive examinations comprehensive insurance
2.
having or exhibiting wide mental - grasp comprehensive knowledge
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
comprehensive (adjective)
1.
covering everything or all important points
SYNONYMS:
all-embracing, all-in, all-inclusive, broad-gauge ( broad-gauged), compendious, complete, comprehensive, cover-all, cyclopedic, embracive, exhaustive, full, global, inclusive, in-depth, omnibus, panoramic, thorough, universal
RELATED WORDS:
broad, catholic, encyclical, general, inclusionary, overall; cosmic ( cosmical), extensive, far, far-reaching, grand, large, panoptic, sweeping, vast, wide, wide-ranging; blanket, indiscriminate, unrestricted
NEAR ANTONYMS:
circumscribed, limited, narrow, restricted, specialized; exact, precise; individual, singular, specific; incomplete, patchy, sketchy
comprehensive (adjective)
2.
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
SYNONYMS:
compleat, comprehensive, entire, full, grand, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, total, whole
RELATED WORDS:
unabridged, uncut, undiminished; all-out, exhaustive, extensive, maximal; full-blooded, full-blown, full-bore, full-fledged, full-on, full-out, full-scale
NEAR ANTONYMS:
abbreviated, abridged, cut, diminished, reduced
imperfect, incomplete, partial
comprehensive (adjective)
3.
trying all possibilities
SYNONYMS:
all-out, clean, complete, comprehensive, full-scale, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total
RELATED WORDS:
broad, extensive, far-reaching, in-depth, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging; general, global, inclusive, methodical ( methodic), systematic; no-holds-barred, unhampered, unrestrained
NEAR ANTONYMS:
aimless, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random; cursory, shallow, slipshod, superficial; limited, narrow, restricted
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