What does exhaustive mean?

exhaustive means "performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial".

How many syllables are in exhaustive?

exhaustive has 3 syllables: ex-hau-stive. The stress falls on "hau". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/.

What is another word for exhaustive?

Close synonyms include thorough, thoroughgoing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is exhaustive a common word?

exhaustive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

exhaustive — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
“an exhaustive study”
“made a thorough search”
“thoroughgoing research”
Synonymsthorough thoroughgoing
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Questions about exhaustive

What does exhaustive mean?: exhaustive means "performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial".
How many syllables are in exhaustive?: exhaustive has 3 syllables: ex-hau-stive. The stress falls on "hau". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/.
What is another word for exhaustive?: Close synonyms include thorough, thoroughgoing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is exhaustive a common word?: exhaustive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for exhaustive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
“an exhaustive study”
“made a thorough search”
“thoroughgoing research”
Synonymsthorough thoroughgoing
Similarcomplete

Questions about exhaustive

What does exhaustive mean?: exhaustive means "performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial".
How many syllables are in exhaustive?: exhaustive has 3 syllables: ex-hau-stive. The stress falls on "hau". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/.
What is another word for exhaustive?: Close synonyms include thorough, thoroughgoing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is exhaustive a common word?: exhaustive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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