Antonyms for thorough

Grammar : Adj

Spell : thur-oh, thuhr-oh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈθɜr oʊ, ˈθʌr oʊ

Definition of thorough

Origin : late 15c., adjectival use of Old English þuruh (adv.) "from end to end, from side to side," stressed variant of þurh (adv., prep.); see through. Related: thoroughly (c.1300).

adj all-encompassing

Example sentences :

This time the Romans decided to be thorough in their work of destruction.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

A thorough examination should be regularly made, and I will promote it.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Neither is politeness at all inconsistent with thorough familiarity.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

The Metanoia, the re-directing of my thought, was a thorough and basic change.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

This man had been in the service a long time, and was a thorough man-of-war's man.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

But everything is raw, for the Iroquois are thorough savages.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

He is as thorough a worker in the cause of religion, morality and benevolence as in trade.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

It proved to be a diary kept likewise in thorough German fashion.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

I know him very well, and I know that he's a thorough man of business.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

From this it may be deduced that missionary work has not been as thorough as might be hoped.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

Synonyms for thorough

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