comprehensive

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

A comprehensive school.

Synonyms

extensive

thorough

complete

exhaustive

full

integrated

overall

inclusive

all-embracing

broad

detailed

wide

all-round

composite

ample

complex

comp

general

comprehensive examination

sweeping

encyclopedic

global

wide-ranging

large

vast

synthetic

concise

encyclopedical

widespread

omnibus

overarching

panoptic

perfect

perspicuous

pervading

pervasive

plenary

spacious

spanning

succinct

sufficient

supplemented

synoptic

synthetical

total

transparent

understandable

understanding

universal

utter

Translations

umfassend

complet

abrangente

global

completo

étendu

compréhensif

veelomvattend

umfangreich

uitgebreid

alomvattend

lijvig

large

شامل

vaste

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/

Etymology

Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.