The difference between Exhaustive and Overall

When used as adjectives, exhaustive means including every possible element, whereas overall means all-encompassing, all around.


Overall is also noun with the meaning: a garment worn over other clothing to protect it.

Overall is also adverb with the meaning: generally.

check bellow for the other definitions of Exhaustive and Overall

  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.

  1. Overall as an adjective:

    All-encompassing, all around.

  1. Overall as an adverb:

    Generally; with everything considered.

    Examples:

    "'Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion."

  1. Overall as a noun (British):

    A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

  2. Overall as a noun (in the plural, US):

    A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.