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- Dictionarythoroughgoing/ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something: "a thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy"
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adjective. formal uk / ˌθʌr.əˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ / us / ˌθɝː.əˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ / / ˌθɝː.oʊˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. complete, detailed, careful: a thoroughgoing reform of the economy. Synonym. exhaustive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Detailed and careful. blow-by-blow. detailedly. diligence. diligent. in depth phrase. in the weeds idiom. intimately.
: marked by thoroughness or zeal : thorough, complete. thoroughgoing changes. a thoroughgoing traditionalist. thoroughgoingly adverb. Synonyms. absolute. all-out. arrant. blank. blooming [ chiefly British] bodacious [ Southern & Midland] categorical. clean. complete. consummate. crashing. damned. deadly. definite. downright.
Anything thoroughgoing is comprehensive — it pays extremely careful attention to details. Your thoroughgoing research most likely involved endless hours of sifting through multiple sources.
You use thoroughgoing to emphasize that someone or something is fully or completely the type of person or thing specified. [ emphasis ] ...a thoroughgoing conservative.
Thoroughgoing definition: doing things thoroughly.. See examples of THOROUGHGOING used in a sentence.
1. Covering all aspects with painstaking accuracy: all-out, complete, exhaustive, full-dress, intensive, thorough, thoroughpaced. 2. Completely such, without qualification or exception:
Definition of thoroughgoing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You use thoroughgoing to emphasize that someone or something is fully or completely the type of person or thing specified.
thoroughgoing meaning, definition, what is thoroughgoing: very thorough and careful: Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · thoroughgoing ( comparative more thoroughgoing, superlative most thoroughgoing) With great attention to detail; complete, thorough . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: total. He did a thoroughgoing job of cleaning up the broken glass.
