exhaustive

adj.全面的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
exhaustive (adjective)
testing all possibilities or considering all elements - thorough conducted an exhaustive investigation
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
exhaustive (adjective)
1.
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
exhaustive (adjective)
2.
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
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