Synonyms & related words for comprehensive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of comprehensive — including exhaustive, thorough, extensive, thoroughgoing, encompassing, complete. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to comprehensive

Explore words related to comprehensive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include countywide, comprehensively, incomprehensive, detailed, broadest, noncomprehensive, exhaustiveness, completest. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for comprehensive

Common synonyms for comprehensive include exhaustive, thorough, extensive, thoroughgoing, encompassing, complete, encyclopedic, compendious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does comprehensive come from?

The word comprehensive breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root prehens-, from Latin prehendo (“grasp, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.