thoroughgoing

• Décrit quelque chose de complet, absolu ou exécuté au plus haut degré, avec une attention extrême ou une portée totale.

Describes something that is complete, absolute, or carried out to the fullest extent.

1. Comprehensive and completeC1formal

   Performed in a very detailed and exhaustive manner, leaving no part unexamined.

   approfondi et exhaustif

   • The committee conducted a thoroughgoing review of the financial records.
   • Her thoroughgoing analysis of the data revealed several hidden trends.
   • The renovation was a thoroughgoing transformation of the entire building.

   Synonymescompletecomprehensivedetailedexhaustivefullmeticulousrigorousthorough

   Antonymescursoryincompletepartialperfunctorysuperficial

2. Absolute or unqualifiedC2informal

   Used informally as an intensifier, often with a negative connotation, to mean complete or utter.

   absolu, sans réserve

   • He is a thoroughgoing fool for believing that story.
   • The plan was a thoroughgoing disaster from start to finish.
   • She displayed a thoroughgoing lack of concern for the rules.

   Synonymesabsolutearrantcompleteconsummatedownrightout-and-outoutrightpureranksheertotalunmitigatedunqualifiedutter