Thorough

//ˈθʌɹə//

Synonyms for "thorough" (214 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Adjective(3 words)
arrantcompleteconsummate

Strong matches (64)

Adjective(1 words)
downright

Related words (107)

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Synonyms

2 entries

derived

7 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

2 entries

related to

16 entries

similar

4 entries

Translations

97 translations across 35 languages.

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Arabic

4 entries
  • شامل adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • شَامِل adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • مفصل adj (detailed)
  • مُفَصَل adj (detailed)

Bengali

1 entries
  • পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ adj (detailed)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • пълен adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • съвършен adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • щателен adj (detailed)

Catalan

1 entries
  • minuciós adj (detailed)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 周密 adj (detailed)
  • 完全 adj (detailed)
  • 彻底 adj (detailed)
  • 深入 adj (detailed)

Czech

1 entries
  • důkladný adj (detailed)

Danish

4 entries
  • fuldstændig adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • grundig adj (detailed)
  • grundig adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • nøje adj (detailed)

Dutch

2 entries
  • diepgaand adj (detailed)
  • grondig adj (detailed)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • ĝisfunda adj (detailed)

Finnish

4 entries
  • huolellinen adj (detailed)
  • läpikotainen adj (detailed)
  • läpikotainen adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • perinpohjainen adj (detailed)

French

3 entries
  • exhaustif adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • minutieux adj (detailed)
  • soigné adj (detailed)

Galician

4 entries
  • detallado adj (detailed)
  • exhaustivo adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • minucioso adj (detailed)
  • rigoroso adj (detailed)

German

1 entries
  • gründlich adj (detailed)

Greek

1 entries
  • διεξοδικός adj (detailed)

Hindi

3 entries
  • विस्तृत adj (detailed)
  • विस्तृत adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • संपूर्ण adj (utter; complete; absolute)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • alapos adj (detailed)
  • beható adj (detailed)
  • mélyreható adj (detailed)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • ítarlegur adj (detailed)

Italian

4 entries
  • accurato adj (detailed)
  • completo adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • dettagliato adj (detailed)
  • minuzioso adj (detailed)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 徹底的な adj (detailed)
  • 徹底的な adj (detailed)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ហ្មត់ចត់ adj (detailed)

Māori

2 entries
  • ngaio adj (detailed)
  • tōtōpū adj (detailed)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • grundig (1-5) adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • nøyaktig (1-5) adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • nøye adj (utter; complete; absolute)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • grundig adj (detailed)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • grundig adj (detailed)

Old English

1 entries
  • deoplic adj (detailed)

Polish

1 entries
  • gruntowny adj (detailed)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • detalhado adj (detailed)
  • exaustivo adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • minucioso adj (detailed)
  • rigoroso adj (detailed)

Romanian

2 entries
  • amănunțit adj (detailed)
  • minuțios adj (detailed)

Russian

4 entries
  • всесторо́нний adj (detailed)
  • вы́сший adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • доскона́льный adj (detailed)
  • зако́нченный adj (utter; complete; absolute)

Scots

2 entries
  • thora adj (detailed)
  • thorae adj (detailed)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • pongail adj (detailed)

Spanish

4 entries
  • a fondo adj (detailed)
  • cabal adj (detailed)
  • circunstanciado adj (detailed)
  • detallista adj (detailed)

Swedish

4 entries
  • fullständig adj (utter; complete; absolute)
  • grundlig adj (detailed)
  • noggrann adj (detailed)
  • utförlig adj (detailed)

Thai

3 entries
  • ถี่ถ้วน adj (detailed)
  • ละเอียด adj (detailed)
  • ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน adj (detailed)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • hoàn toàn adj (detailed)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The theory is based on thorough research.

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The hypothesis is based on the thorough experiments.

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I recommend a thorough checkup for your husband.

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That fellow is a thorough fool.

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