Words / B2

kompr-i-HENS-iv/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/

Comprehensive means covering almost everything that is needed — wide and complete, as in a comprehensive guide / review / list. Thorough stresses careful depth; comprehensive stresses range. In British English a comprehensive school is a non-selective secondary school, a specialised meaning; comprehensively is the adverb.

Meaning

Including almost everything that is needed.

Examples

• “This is a comprehensive guide to the exam.”
• “The handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the course.”
• “We need a more comprehensive list of sources.”

Good to know

comprehensive guide / review. Breadth; thorough = depth. UK: comprehensive school.

Near in meaning

complete

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