English adjective: thoroughgoing | |||
1. | thoroughgoing performed comprehensively and completely | ||
Samples | An exhaustive study. Made a thorough search. Thoroughgoing research. | ||
Synonyms | exhaustive, thorough | ||
Similar | complete | ||
Antonyms | incomplete, uncomplete | ||
2. | thoroughgoing without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | ||
Samples | An arrant fool. A complete coward. A consummate fool. A double-dyed villain. Gross negligence. A perfect idiot. Pure folly. What a sodding mess. Stark staring mad. A thoroughgoing villain. Utter nonsense. The unadulterated truth. | ||
Synonyms | arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, unadulterated, utter | ||
Similar | unmitigated | ||
Antonyms | mitigated | ||