Thoroughgoing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

performed comprehensively and completely

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θʌɹˈoʊɡoʊɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈʌɹəɡˌəʊɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈʌɹəɡˌəʊɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /θʌɹˈoʊɡoʊɪŋ/.

Examples

an exhaustive study
made a thorough search
thoroughgoing research

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

complete gross double-dyed pure stark utter arrant consummate thorough staring everlasting perfect sodding exhaustive unadulterated

Parts of Speech

adjective	performed comprehensively and completely “an exhaustive study”
adjective	without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers “an arrant fool”

Word Forms

thoroughness

noun

conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gründlich

umfassend und vollständig durchgeführt

🇫🇷French

minutieux

effectué de manière complète et complète

🇪🇸Spanish

concienzudo

realizado de manera integral y completa

🇮🇹Italian

approfondita

eseguito in modo esaustivo e completo

🇳🇱Dutch

grondig

uitvoerig en volledig uitgevoerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

minucioso

realizado de forma abrangente e completa

🇷🇺Russian

основательный

выполнено комплексно и полностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कट्टर

व्यापक और पूर्ण रूप से प्रदर्शन किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্ণাঙ্গ

ব্যাপকভাবে এবং সম্পূর্ণরূপে সঞ্চালিত

🇮🇳Tamil

முழுமையாக

முழுமையாகவும் முழுமையாகவும் நிகழ்த்தப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షుణ్ణంగా

సమగ్రంగా మరియు పూర్తిగా ప్రదర్శించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

सखोल

सर्वसमावेशक आणि पूर्णपणे सादर केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણ

વ્યાપક અને સંપૂર્ણ રીતે કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಲಂಕುಷವಾಗಿ

ಸಮಗ್ರವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമഗ്രമായ

സമഗ്രമായും പൂർണ്ണമായും നിർവഹിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ

ਵਿਆਪਕ ਅਤੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکمل

جامع اور مکمل طور پر کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彻底的

全面、完整地执行

🇯🇵Japanese

徹底した

包括的かつ完全に実行される

🇰🇷Korean

철저한

포괄적이고 완벽하게 수행됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

triệt để

thực hiện một cách toàn diện và trọn vẹn

🇹🇭Thai

ทั่วถึง

ดำเนินการอย่างครอบคลุมและครบถ้วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

saksama

dilakukan secara komprehensif dan lengkap

🇵🇭Filipino

masinsinan

isinagawa nang komprehensibo at ganap

🇲🇾Malay

teliti

dilaksanakan secara menyeluruh dan lengkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شامل

أداء شامل وكامل

🇮🇷Persian

دقیق

به صورت جامع و کامل انجام شد

🇹🇷Turkish

kapsamlı

kapsamlı ve eksiksiz bir şekilde gerçekleştirildi

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְסוֹדִי

בוצע בצורה מקיפה ומלאה

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