The difference between Overall and Thorough

When used as nouns, overall means a garment worn over other clothing to protect it, whereas thorough means a furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

When used as adjectives, overall means all-encompassing, all around, whereas thorough means painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.


Overall is also adverb with the meaning: generally.

Thorough is also preposition with the meaning: through.

check bellow for the other definitions of Overall and Thorough

  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.

  1. 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."

  2. Thorough as an adjective:

    Utter; complete; absolute.

    Examples:

    "It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy."

  1. Thorough as a preposition (obsolete):

    Through.

  1. Thorough as a noun (UK, dialect):

    A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

    Examples:

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