General and Thoroughgoing

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Thoroughgoing and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thoroughgoing" instead an adjective "General".

Thoroughgoing

Thoroughgoing adjective - Trying all possibilities.
Usage example: a thoroughgoing attempt to solve the puzzle and still no luck

General and thoroughgoing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Thoroughgoing".
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