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
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Overall as an adjective:
All-encompassing, all around.
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Overall as an adverb:
Generally; with everything considered.
Examples:
"'Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion."
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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.
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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.
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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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