Broad
Thorough
Thorough adjective - Trying all possibilities.
Usage example: a thorough search of the building that turned up no evidence of a bomb
Broad and thorough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broad" instead an adjective "Thorough".
Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
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Thorough and Broad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/broad/thorough
Broad & Thorough. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/broad/thorough>.
Thorough or Broad. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/broad/thorough.
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