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Antonyms for comprehensive
ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sɪvcom·pre·hen·sive

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  1. comprehensiveadjective

    Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

    Synonyms:
    exhaustive, all-encompassing, thorough

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. comprehensive

    Antonyms:
    narrow, restricted, shallow, exclusive, adversative, exceptive

    Synonyms:
    wide, ample, general, extensive, large, broad, all, embracing, generic, significant, capacious, inclusive, compendious, pregnant

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. comprehensive examination, comprehensive, compadjective

    an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

    "she took her comps in English literature"

    Antonyms:
    incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, limited, exclusive

    Synonyms:
    comprehensive examination, comp

  2. comprehensiveadjective

    including all or everything

    "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

    Antonyms:
    limited, noncomprehensive, incomprehensive, exclusive

  3. comprehensiveadjective

    broad in scope

    "a comprehensive survey of world affairs"

    Antonyms:
    exclusive, incomprehensive, limited, noncomprehensive

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. realistic

    realistic not broad not ideal rational

    the president wants a realistic immigration reform bill not a comprehensive plan that will not work

    Submitted by anonymous on August 30, 2020  

How to use comprehensive in a sentence?

  1. Franklin Pierce:

    The founders of the Republic dealt with things as they were presented to them, in a spirit of self-sacrificing patriotism, and, as time has proved, with a comprehensive wisdom which it will always be safe for us to consult.

  2. Frans Timmermans:

    I'm calling on all member states to work with the Commission to find comprehensive solutions to better manage migration. We are all in this together.

  3. Ari Wilkenfeld:

    We are hopeful that Congress and the OSC will investigate this case in a timely and comprehensive manner, this matter concerns HHS's response to the coronavirus, and its failure to protect its employees and potentially the public. The retaliatory efforts to intimidate and silence our client must be opposed.

  4. Stanton Glantz:

    It is going to provide the most fine-grain, comprehensive, highest quality data on tobacco use that has ever been collected in the United States.

  5. Ravi Shah:

    Exercise testing provides a comprehensive look at the entire body, integrating the function of the heart, lungs, muscle, bone, and fat tissue, studies that help us understand how these organ systems interact are crucial to understanding how exercise and fitness may benefit people.

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#751limited
#2154comprehensive
#2739exclusive
#3889narrow
#4794restricted
#10283shallow

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