Total and Thorough

Total

Total adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Usage example: had total power over the people of that country

Thorough is a synonym for total in complete topic. In some cases you can use "Thorough" instead an adjective "Total", when it comes to topics like big.

Nearby Words: totaled, tot, totality, totaling, totalled

Thorough

Thorough adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Usage example: had thorough access to the files for her research

Total is a synonym for thorough in complete topic. You can use "Total" instead an adjective "Thorough", if it concerns topics such as utter, big.

Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness
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