adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/
General-American:/ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A comprehensive school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
including all or everything
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
comprehensive coverage
a comprehensive history of the revolution
a comprehensive survey
a comprehensive education
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: noncomprehensive
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
broad in scope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a comprehensive survey of world affairs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she took her comps in English literature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comprehensive examination, comp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: examination, exam, test
History
Etymology
Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شَامِل
(šāmil)
— broadly or completely covering
Arabic:
شَامِلَة
(šāmila)
— broadly or completely covering
Armenian:
սպառիչ
(spaṙičʻ)
— broadly or completely covering
Armenian:
համապարփակ
(hamaparpʻak)
— broadly or completely covering
Bulgarian:
обши́рен
(obšíren)
— broadly or completely covering
Bulgarian:
подро́бен
(podróben)
— broadly or completely covering
Bulgarian:
обсто́ен
(obstóen)
— broadly or completely covering
Bulgarian:
ця́лостен
(cjálosten)
— broadly or completely covering
Chinese Mandarin:
全面的
(quánmiàn de)
— broadly or completely covering
Chinese Mandarin:
綜合的 /综合的
(zōnghé de)
— broadly or completely covering
Czech:
obsáhlý
— broadly or completely covering
Czech:
komplexní
— broadly or completely covering
Czech:
zevrubný
— broadly or completely covering
Danish:
fyldestgørende
— broadly or completely covering
Danish:
omfattende
— broadly or completely covering
Dutch:
omvattend
— broadly or completely covering
Dutch:
alomvattend
— broadly or completely covering
Dutch:
uitgebreid
— broadly or completely covering
Dutch:
diepgaand
— broadly or completely covering
Esperanto:
ampleksa
— broadly or completely covering
Esperanto:
kompleksa
— broadly or completely covering
Faroese:
umfatandi
— broadly or completely covering
Finnish:
laaja
— broadly or completely covering
Finnish:
kattava
— broadly or completely covering
French:
complet
— broadly or completely covering
French:
exhaustif
— broadly or completely covering
Galician:
completo
— broadly or completely covering
Georgian:
სრული
(sruli)
— broadly or completely covering
Georgian:
ყოვლისმომცველი
(q̇ovlismomcveli)
— broadly or completely covering
German:
umfassend
— broadly or completely covering
German:
umfangreich
— broadly or completely covering
Hindi:
विस्तृत
(vistŕt)
— broadly or completely covering
Hindi:
व्यापक
(vyāpak)
— broadly or completely covering
Hungarian:
átfogó
— broadly or completely covering
Hungarian:
komprehenzív
— broadly or completely covering
Indonesian:
komprehensif
— broadly or completely covering
Italian:
esaustivo
— broadly or completely covering
Italian:
completo
— broadly or completely covering
Italian:
complessivo
— broadly or completely covering
Japanese:
包括的な
(hōkatuteki-na)
— broadly or completely covering
Korean:
포괄적인
(pogwaljeogin)
— broadly or completely covering
Norwegian:
grundig
— broadly or completely covering
Norwegian:
omfattende
— broadly or completely covering
Polish:
wszechstronny
— broadly or completely covering
Polish:
kompleksowy
— broadly or completely covering
Polish:
obszerny
— broadly or completely covering
Portuguese:
abrangente
— broadly or completely covering
Romanian:
cuprinzător
— broadly or completely covering
Romanian:
multilateral
— broadly or completely covering
Russian:
всесторо́нний
(vsestorónnij)
— broadly or completely covering
Russian:
по́лный
(pólnyj)
— broadly or completely covering
Russian:
всеобъе́млющий
(vseobʺjémljuščij)
— broadly or completely covering
Russian:
исче́рпывающий
(isčérpyvajuščij)
— broadly or completely covering
Russian:
всеохва́тный
(vseoxvátnyj)
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
опсежан
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
обухватан
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
исцрпан
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
свеобухватан
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
opsežan
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
obuhvatan
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
iscrpan
— broadly or completely covering
Serbo-Croatian:
sveobuhvatan
— broadly or completely covering
Slovak:
vyčerpávajúci
— broadly or completely covering
Slovak:
podrobný
— broadly or completely covering
Slovak:
obsiahly
— broadly or completely covering
Spanish:
abarcativo
— broadly or completely covering
Spanish:
abarcador
— broadly or completely covering
Spanish:
englobante
— broadly or completely covering
Spanish:
completo
— broadly or completely covering
Spanish:
exhaustivo
— broadly or completely covering
Spanish:
comprensivo
— broadly or completely covering
Swedish:
omfattande
— broadly or completely covering
Swedish:
uttömmande
— broadly or completely covering
Tamil:
விசாலமான
(vicālamāṉa)
— broadly or completely covering
Thai:
รอบด้าน
— broadly or completely covering
Turkish:
şamil
— broadly or completely covering
Turkish:
kapsayici
— broadly or completely covering
Turkish:
kapsamlı
— broadly or completely covering
Turkish:
şümullü
— broadly or completely covering
Ukrainian:
всебі́чний
(vsebíčnyj)
— broadly or completely covering
Ukrainian:
всеося́жний
(vseosjážnyj)
— broadly or completely covering
Ukrainian:
по́вний
(póvnyj)
— broadly or completely covering
Ukrainian:
виче́рпний
(vyčérpnyj)
— broadly or completely covering