Meaning & use
comprehensive
Complete and including everything that is necessary or relevant to a subject.
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The report offered a comprehensive overview of the company's finances over the past decade.
Her comprehensive knowledge of the case impressed even the senior lawyers.
A note on using this word
Comprehensive emphasizes breadth and completeness of coverage, not necessarily depth of detail on any single point.
Words with a similar meaning
thoroughexhaustive
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Words with an opposite meaning
partialincomplete
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