comprehensive
Complete and including everything that is necessary; thorough.
Examples
In a meeting
“We need a comprehensive audit of all third-party integrations.”
Over coffee
“The guidebook was comprehensive — it covered every neighborhood in the city.”
Why this word
complete
comprehensive emphasizes including all relevant aspects, while complete means having all parts
thorough
comprehensive stresses breadth of coverage, while thorough emphasizes depth and care
extensive
comprehensive implies systematic inclusion of all elements, while extensive emphasizes large scope
Usage tip
Implies nothing is left out. A comprehensive review misses nothing. Stronger than 'thorough' in suggesting completeness.
Etymology
Latin comprehensivus — com (together) + prehendere (to seize, grasp), literally 'grasping everything together'
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