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comprehensive

/ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables

Comprehensive means: including all or everything.

Synonyms for comprehensive27

noun, as in an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

comprehensive examination, comp

adjective, as in including all or everything

across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide, all-around, all-round, well-rounded, citywide
and 10 more, countywide, countrywide, nationwide, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide

adjective, as in broad in scope

inclusive

Opposites of comprehensive

noncomprehensive

What does comprehensive mean?3

adjective

1

including all or everything“comprehensive coverage”

2

broad in scope“a comprehensive survey of world affairs”

noun

1

an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge“she took her comps in English literature”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with comprehensive?7

four syllables

inexpensiveapprehensive
Show 40 near rhymes
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Comprehensive in a sentence

  • This is a representative, not a comprehensive, list of various types of vaccines.unknown
  • There is no such a thing as a comprehensive textbook.CM
  • The lessons must provide a comprehensive and differentiated vocabulary.Mickey
  • The data in tables above are not comprehensive.neron
  • This investigation can act as a foundation for more comprehensive research.zumley
  • Sami made a very comprehensive list of the items.OsoHombre
  • The city has a comprehensive network of trams.sundown
  • This is a comprehensive health and safety protocol.Amastan

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Forms of comprehensive

as a noun

plural
comprehensives