comprehensive
Other forms: comprehensives
When you want to describe something that includes all or most details, you can use the adjective comprehensive. If you get the comprehensive treatment at a spa, it might include massage, manicure and a facial.
Comprehensive is from Latin comprehensivus, from comprehensus, the source of English comprehend. In business, comprehensive insurance is insurance that covers a broad range, offering protection against most risks of a certain type. It applies mainly to car insurance.
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including all or everything“comprehensive coverage”“a comprehensive history of the revolution”“a comprehensive survey”“a comprehensive education”
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synonyms:
overarching
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complete
having every necessary or normal part or component or step
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across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, sweeping, wide
broad in scope or content
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all-around, all-round, well-rounded
many-sided
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citywide
occurring or extending throughout a city
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countywide
occurring or extending throughout a county
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countrywide, nationwide
occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
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cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide
of worldwide scope or applicability
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door-to-door, house-to-house
omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next
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encyclopaedic, encyclopedic
broad in scope or content
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large
having broad power and range and scope
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omnibus
providing for many things at once
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plenary
full in all respects
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spaciotemporal, spatiotemporal
existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration
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schoolwide
occurring or extending throughout a school
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statewide
occurring or extending throughout a state
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super
including more than a specified category
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umbrella
covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups
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general
applying to all or most members of a category or group
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broad, wide
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
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Antonyms:
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incomprehensive, noncomprehensive
not comprehensive
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limited
including only a part
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complete
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broad in scope“a comprehensive survey of world affairs”
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Synonyms:
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inclusive
including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
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inclusive
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an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
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synonyms:
comp, comprehensive examination
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type of:
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exam, examination, test
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
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exam, examination, test
/ˈkɑmprəˌhɛnsɪv/
/kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/
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