Comprehensive and Desultory

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Comprehensive adjective - Trying all possibilities.

Usage example: comprehensive plans for covering just about any conceivable terrorist attack

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Desultory is an antonym for comprehensive.

Desultory adjective - Lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern.

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Comprehensive is an antonym for desultory.

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Desultory and Comprehensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comprehensive/desultory

Comprehensive & Desultory. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comprehensive/desultory>.

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