Encyclopedic
Encyclopedic adjective - Covering everything or all important points.
Usage example: a tour guide with an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City and its people
Thorough is a synonym for encyclopedic in comprehensive topic. In some cases you can use "Thorough" instead an adjective "Encyclopedic".
Nearby Words: encyclopedia, encyclopedist
Thorough
Thorough adjective - Including many small descriptive features.
Usage example: thorough analysis of the current crisis in Asia
Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- broad and encyclopedic
- broad and thorough
- full and encyclopedic
- full and thorough
- detailed and encyclopedic
- detailed and thorough
- complete and encyclopedic
- complete and thorough
- total and encyclopedic
- total and thorough
- profound and encyclopedic
- profound and thorough
- all-inclusive and encyclopedic
- all-inclusive and thorough
Both words in one sentence
- President Bartlett on The West Wing is a devout Catholic (as is his actor, Martin Sheen) and occasionally whips out his thorough and encyclopedic knowledge of the Bible.
Source: As the Good Book Says
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Thorough and Encyclopedic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedic/thorough
Encyclopedic & Thorough. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedic/thorough>.
Thorough or Encyclopedic. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedic/thorough.
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