Extensive
Extensive adjective - Having considerable extent.
Thorough is a synonym for extensive in comprehensive topic. In some cases you can use "Thorough" instead an adjective "Extensive".
Thorough
Thorough adjective - Trying all possibilities.
Usage example: a thorough search of the building that turned up no evidence of a bomb
Extensive is a synonym for thorough in comprehensive topic. You can use "Extensive" instead an adjective "Thorough", if it concerns topics such as rigorous.
Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- broad and extensive
- broad and thorough
- full and extensive
- full and thorough
- detailed and extensive
- detailed and thorough
- complete and extensive
- complete and thorough
- total and extensive
- total and thorough
- profound and extensive
- profound and thorough
- all-inclusive and extensive
- all-inclusive and thorough
Both words in one sentence
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Hawke (or more precisely, treasurer Paul Keating) actually presided over the most extensive and thorough regime of deregulation and privatisation the Australian economy has ever seen, before or since.
- While Dungeons & Dragons games, post 2nd edition at least, tend to have very thorough options in the core rules, the Dungeon Master's Guide carries extensive information on making new magic and items.
Source: Spell Crafting
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