Antonyms for exhaustive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ig-zaws-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzɔs tɪv |
Definition of exhaustive
Origin :- 1780s, from exhaust + -ive. Related: Exhaustively; exhaustiveness.
- adj all-inclusive, complete
- It was exhaustive and trenchant, and produced a great effect.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- This conclusion he had arrived at only after most exhaustive study.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- I do not pretend to give you an exhaustive catalogue of such.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- After exhaustive investigation (zero data) he still wondered.
- Extract from : « Zero Data » by Charles Saphro
- The most complete and exhaustive volume of the kind with which we are acquainted.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- The fragment concludes what was doubtless an exhaustive description.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- "Pigs" not so good; however "Wheel-barrows" excellent and exhaustive.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 » by Various
- This is the most complete notice that has appeared and the bibliography is exhaustive.
- Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
- It was a thorough, exhaustive, orderly code of rules and regulations.
- Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
- It is clear enough that this distribution is exhaustive, thus: 1.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 » by Various
Synonyms for exhaustive
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