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Definitions for Thorough

[1] executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
[2] complete; perfect; utter: thorough enjoyment.
[3] extremely attentive to accuracy and detail; painstaking: a thorough worker; a thorough analysis.
[4] having full command or mastery of an art, talent, etc.: a thorough actress.
[5] extending or passing through.
[6] Archaic . through.
[7] (initial capital letter ) English History . the administrative policies of the Earl of Stafford and Archbishop Laud during the reign of Charles I: so called because they were uncompromisingly carried out.
[8] carried out completely and carefully a thorough search
[9] (prenominal) utter a thorough bore
[10] painstakingly careful my work is thorough
[11] thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles I

Words related to Thorough

detailed, full, complete, profound, comprehensive, accurate, intensive, painstaking, exhaustive, careful, meticulous, absolute, arrant, consummate, exact, extreme, finished, ingrained, out-and-out, thoroughly

Words nearby Thorough

thornton, thorny, thoro, thorold, thoron, thorough, thorough bass, thorough brace, thoroughbred, thoroughfare, thoroughgoing

Origin of Thorough

before 900; Middle English (preposition and adv.); Old English thuruh, variant of thurh through

Other words from Thorough

thor·ough·ly , adverb
thor·ough·ness , noun
qua·si-thor·ough , adjective
qua·si-thor·ough·ly , adverb
su·per·thor·ough , adjective
su·per·thor·ough·ly , adverb
su·per·thor·ough·ness , noun
un·thor·ough , adjective
un·thor·ough·ly , adverb
un·thor·ough·ness , noun

Word origin for Thorough

Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh; see through

Synonyms for Thorough

accurate, careful, complete, comprehensive, detailed, exhaustive, full, intensive, meticulous, painstaking, profound, absolute, arrant, consummate, exact, extreme, finished, ingrained, out-and-out, thoroughly, unmitigated, utter