adj · formal
comprehensive
UK/kɒmprɪˈhensɪv/US/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪv/com·pre·HEN·sive
Band 7+task2speaking
covering all or nearly all elements or aspects
Examples
“The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the housing market.”
“In Speaking Part 2, give a comprehensive description of the place so the examiner understands clearly.”
“A comprehensive review of literature is expected in an academic essay.”
Band 8 sentence
“A comprehensive policy response must integrate short-term relief with long-term structural reform.”
Collocations
- comprehensive analysis/report/review
- comprehensive insurance/plan
Word family
comprehensively advcomprehensiveness n
Common mistakes
use 'detailed' instead of 'comprehensive' always→comprehensive
Say it for a higher band
5detailed→6thorough→7+comprehensive
Synonyms
thorough
Easily confused
thorough
“She gave a thorough explanation of the experiment.”
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