Desultory and Thoroughgoing

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

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Thoroughgoing is an antonym for desultory.

Thoroughgoing adjective - Trying all possibilities.

Usage example: a thoroughgoing attempt to solve the puzzle and still no luck

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Desultory is an antonym for thoroughgoing.

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Thoroughgoing and Desultory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desultory/thoroughgoing

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