exhaustive

/ɛɡˈzɔː.stɪv/adjective

Covering every possible detail or option; leaving nothing out.

Example sentences

“The report gives an exhaustive account of the accident.”
“Police carried out an exhaustive search of the woods but found nothing.”

Do not confuse it with 'exhausting', which means tiring. An exhaustive study is complete; it may also have been exhausting to write.

Synonyms for exhaustive

thorough
comprehensive
complete
detailed

Antonyms

incomplete
superficial
cursory

Often confused with exhaustive

exhaustive vs exhausting

Related words

exhilarateTo fill someone with happiness and lively energy.exhaustThe waste gas that comes out of a car or other engine after it burns fuel.exorbitantFar beyond what is reasonable or fair, especially when talking about prices.exertTo put effort, energy, or influence into forceful action.exoticComing from a distant foreign place and therefore seeming unusual and exciting.exercisePhysical activity done to keep the body, and sometimes the mind, strong and healthy.