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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · complete and thorough;... complete absolute thorough utter comprehensive unmitigated

Opposites

partial superficial incomplete

Word family

Related forms thorough going thoroughly

Etymology

A compound of thorough ('complete') + going, conveying something carried out to its full extent.

thurh Old English gan Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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