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Maya did a thorough job cleaning her desk.
What does Thorough mean?
complete and careful.
Dictionary definition
Thorough describes work, thinking, or checking that is complete, careful, and includes all important details.
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A thorough answer explains the idea and gives evidence.
hard
The researcher made a thorough comparison before drawing a conclusion from the data.
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What does thorough mean?
Thorough describes work or thinking that is careful and covers important details.
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Which word is a useful antonym of thorough?
Careless contrasts with thorough because it means not paying enough attention.
Practice 3
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Thorough best completes the sentence.
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WordThorough.
Partadjective.
MeaningThorough means complete and careful.
ExampleExample: Maya did a thorough job cleaning her desk.
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- Syllables
- thur · oh
- Strongest beat
- thur
- Ending
- oh
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on thur.
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incompleteUse when something is missing parts.
carelessUse when someone does not pay enough attention.
quickUse as a contrast when work is rushed and not detailed.
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Word family
Thorough word family
Base word
thorough
adjective
thorough
Complete, careful, and detailed.
adverb
thoroughly
In a complete and careful way.
noun
thoroughness
The quality of being complete and careful.
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