Overall
Overall adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Thorough
Thorough adjective - Covering everything or all important points.
Usage example: a very thorough textbook on respiratory disorders
Overall and thorough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overall" instead an adjective "Thorough".
Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It is part of their informal Agent Pendergast series, and the fourteenth book overall.When Pendergast discovers the lifeless body of one of his enemies on the front doorstep of his mansion, he begins a thorough investigation to discover the killer.
Source: Literature / Blue Labyrinth
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