adjective · academic
comprehensive
UK/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/US/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪv/com·pre·HEN·sive
covering all or nearly all aspects of something
Examples
“The report contains a comprehensive analysis of the causes.”
“We carried out a comprehensive survey of local businesses.”
“Comprehensive education reforms are needed to improve quality.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before recommending any policy, the committee insisted on a comprehensive review of the economic data spanning at least a decade.”
Collocations
- comprehensive report
- comprehensive review
- comprehensive policy
Word family
Common mistakes
The study gave good comprehension of the topic.→The study gave a good comprehension of the topic.
We did a comprehensive-ness review.→We did a comprehensive review.
Say it for a higher band
5partial→6thorough→7+comprehensive
Synonyms
extensive
thorough
Easily confused
extensive
“They carried out an extensive survey of local businesses.”
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