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comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
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incomprehensive,
noncomprehensive not comprehensive
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complete having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
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general prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"
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wide,
broad not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
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comprehensiveness,
fullness completeness over a broad scope
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across-the-board,
all-embracing,
all-encompassing,
all-inclusive,
blanket,
panoptic,
encompassing,
extensive,
wide,
broad broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
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all-around,
all-round
well-rounded
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citywide occurring or extending throughout a city; "citywide bussing"; "a citywide strike"
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countywide occurring or extending throughout a county; "a countywide war on drugs"; "countywide elections"
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countrywide,
nationwide occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide fund-raising campaign"
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ecumenical,
oecumenical,
cosmopolitan,
universal,
world-wide,
worldwide,
general of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
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house-to-house,
door-to-door omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage"
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encyclopaedic,
encyclopedic broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge"
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large having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
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omnibus
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plenary full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"
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spaciotemporal,
spatiotemporal existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration
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schoolwide occurring or extending throughout a school; "schoolwide support for the team"
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statewide occurring or extending throughout a state; "the statewide recycling program"
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super including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"
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umbrella covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"
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comprehensive - broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs" |
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inclusive including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive"
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