COMPREHENSIVELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehensively

adverb

as in systematically

with attention to all aspects or details no period in American history has been as comprehensively studied as the Civil War

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Recent Examples of comprehensively La Cinquecento has comprehensively reworked the little Italian icon into something collectors will line up over. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 The court found the federal Pipeline Safety Act comprehensively regulates interstate pipeline safety, meaning individual states cannot interfere with or override federal authority on these operations. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Tanook Hines also had a TD reception, and freshman Kayden Dixon-Wyatt had six catches for 102 yards as the Trojans (2-0) followed up their Week 0 win over San Jose State by comprehensively dominating the Bulldogs (0-1). — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Hull City Hull City 2 Manchester United 0 This wasn’t in the script — Manchester United comprehensively beaten by everyone’s favourites to go down and Oli McBurnie, Hull’s bearded genius, running the show. — Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 As growth continues expanding south of Orlando, communities have the chance to be planned comprehensively rather than pieced together over time. — Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Consumer browsers aren’t designed to comprehensively enforce security on all the actions a user might take. — Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Declared this year’s champion-in-waiting before the start of the season, the British driver has been comprehensively outdriven by his teenage teammate this year. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026 The program intends to serve veterans comprehensively and provides wrap-around services to support residents in improving their quality of life and pursuing their life goals. — Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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This type of structured risk assessment is already extensively used in industry through HAZOP reviews, where potential deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards are systematically examined before a process is put into operation.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Israel and the United States have hit thousands of Iranian targets, systematically destroying much of the country’s military infrastructure and killing many of its top leaders.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

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In a series thoroughly well cast (by Jessica Kelly and Lisa Parasyn), Lee and Brennan, especially, stand out as originals, their performances drawn from life, or some private corner of their imagination.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Blazy’s collection this season references an unstructured 1920s silhouette, while this style’s homage to the house’s boucle tweed, embellished with paillettes, creates a thoroughly modern evening look.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

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