comprehensive
English meaning: Comprehensive
Definition
Complete and including all or nearly all relevant elements, details, or aspects.
Example
“The report offered a comprehensive overview of every department's performance last year.”
Another example: “The textbook offers a comprehensive overview of European history from the Romans to the present day.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Formal to neutral; describes something complete and covering all or nearly all relevant aspects. Common in reports and education ('a comprehensive review', 'comprehensive insurance').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'comprehendere' (to grasp, include).
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- partial
- incomplete
- selective
Related Words
- overview
- twelfth
- listing
- assessment
- dictionary
- grammar
- reform
- pupils
- grades
- grants
- immigration
- curriculum
Common Collocations
- comprehensive review
- comprehensive guide
- comprehensive overview
- comprehensive coverage
Word Forms
comprehensive (adj); comprehensively (adv); comprehensiveness (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- Script
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- Indo-European
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