Comprehensive meaning

What does “comprehensive” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“comprehensive” is a noun and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge.

comprehensive

noun

an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
“she took her comps in English literature”
Synonymscomprehensive examination comp

adjective

including all or everything
“comprehensive coverage”
“a comprehensive history of the revolution”
Oppositesnoncomprehensive
broad in scope
“a comprehensive survey of world affairs”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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