thoroughgoing C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled thorough-going US /ˈθɝoʊˌɡoʊɪŋ/ UK /ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj complete and thorough; absolute in degree The inspector made a thoroughgoing review of every account. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · complete and thorough;... completeabsolutethoroughuttercomprehensiveunmitigated ↔ Opposites partialsuperficialincomplete Word family Related forms thoroughgoingthoroughly Etymology AI details A compound of thorough ('complete') + going, conveying something carried out to its full extent. thurh Old English gan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thoroughgoing **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈθɝoʊˌɡoʊɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. complete and thorough; absolute in degree ## Examples - The inspector made a thoroughgoing review of every account. ## Synonyms - complete - absolute - thorough - utter - comprehensive - unmitigated ## Antonyms - partial - superficial - incomplete ## Related Forms - thorough - going - thoroughly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thurh - Root: gan ## Etymology A compound of thorough ('complete') + going, conveying something carried out to its full extent. ## AI Etymology Thoroughgoing is a compound of thorough ('complete') + going, conveying something carried out to its full extent. Important recorded forms include thurh (Old English) and gan (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers complete and thorough; absolute in degree. The wider family includes related words such as thorough, going, and thoroughly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown