The difference between Across-the-board and Exhaustive
When used as adjectives, across-the-board means wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability, whereas exhaustive means including every possible element.
check bellow for the other definitions of Across-the-board and Exhaustive
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Across-the-board as an adjective:
wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability.
Examples:
"They recently made across-the-board changes to the benefits package."
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Exhaustive as an adjective:
Including every possible element.
Examples:
"We made an exhaustive list."
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Exhaustive as an adjective:
Fully comprehensive.
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Exhaustive as an adjective:
Causing exhaustion; very tiring.