The difference between Comprehensive and Exhaustive

When used as adjectives, comprehensive means broadly or completely covering, whereas exhaustive means including every possible element.


Comprehensive is also noun with the meaning: a comprehensive school.

check bellow for the other definitions of Comprehensive and Exhaustive

  1. Comprehensive as an adjective:

    Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

    Examples:

    "When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense."

  1. Comprehensive as a noun (British):

    A comprehensive school.

  1. Exhaustive as an adjective:

    Including every possible element.

    Examples:

    "We made an exhaustive list."

  2. Exhaustive as an adjective:

    Fully comprehensive.

  3. Exhaustive as an adjective:

    Causing exhaustion; very tiring.