Thorough — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

painstakingly careful and accurate

performed comprehensively and completely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈʌɹoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈʌɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈʌɹə/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈʌɹoʊ/.

Examples

our accountant is thorough
thorough research
an exhaustive study

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thoroughgoing exhaustive

Parts of Speech

adjective	painstakingly careful and accurate “our accountant is thorough”
adjective	performed comprehensively and completely “an exhaustive study”

Word Forms

thoroughness

noun

conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gründlich

akribisch sorgfältig und genau

🇫🇷French

complet

minutieusement soigné et précis

🇪🇸Spanish

exhaustivo

minuciosamente cuidadoso y preciso

🇮🇹Italian

completo

meticolosamente attento e preciso

🇳🇱Dutch

grondig

nauwgezet en accuraat

🇵🇹Portuguese

minucioso

meticulosamente cuidadoso e preciso

🇷🇺Russian

тщательный

очень внимательно и точно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अच्छी तरह

श्रमसाध्य रूप से सावधान और सटीक

🇧🇩Bengali

পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ

শ্রমসাধ্য সতর্ক এবং সঠিক

🇮🇳Tamil

முழுமையாக

மிகவும் கவனமாகவும் துல்லியமாகவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షుణ్ణంగా

చాలా జాగ్రత్తగా మరియు ఖచ్చితమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

कसून

परिश्रमपूर्वक काळजीपूर्वक आणि अचूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણ

ઉદ્યમપૂર્વક સાવચેત અને સચોટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ

ಶ್ರಮದಾಯಕವಾಗಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമഗ്രമായി

കഠിനമായ ശ്രദ്ധയും കൃത്യവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ

ਬੜੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਹੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکمل

بڑی محنت سے محتاط اور درست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彻底

精心、准确

🇯🇵Japanese

徹底した

細心の注意を払って正確に

🇰🇷Korean

철저한

공들여 세심하고 정확하게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỹ lưỡng

cẩn thận và chính xác

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างละเอียด

ระมัดระวังและแม่นยำอย่างอุตสาหะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyeluruh

dengan susah payah hati-hati dan akurat

🇵🇭Filipino

lubusan

maingat at tumpak

🇲🇾Malay

teliti

bersusah payah berhati-hati dan tepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شامل

بعناية شديدة ودقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

کامل

بسیار دقیق و دقیق

🇹🇷Turkish

kapsamlı

son derece dikkatli ve doğru

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְסוֹדִי

זהיר ומדויק בקפידה

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The primary meaning of 'thorough' is 'painstakingly careful and accurate'.

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