adjective
testing all possibilities or considering all the elements of
an exhaustive investigation was soon under way
Synonyms: complete, full-dress, thorough, thoroughgoing, whole-hog
Related Word: all-encompassing, all-out, comprehensive, full-blown, full-scale, out-and-out, profound, total; intensive, radical, sweeping
Contrasted words: cursory, shallow; incomplete, partial; slipshod, unthorough
Antonyms: superficial