The difference between Comprehensive and Thorough
When used as nouns, comprehensive means a comprehensive school, whereas thorough means a furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
When used as adjectives, comprehensive means broadly or completely covering, whereas thorough means painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Thorough is also preposition with the meaning: through.
check bellow for the other definitions of Comprehensive and Thorough
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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."
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Comprehensive as a noun (British):
A comprehensive school.
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Thorough as an adjective:
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Examples:
"The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father of two in police custody."
"He is the most thorough worker I have ever seen."
"The infested house needs a thorough cleansing before it will be inhabitable."
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Thorough as an adjective:
Utter; complete; absolute.
Examples:
"It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy."
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Thorough as a preposition (obsolete):
Through.
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Thorough as a noun (UK, dialect):
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Examples:
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