1.
exhaustive; comprehensive; all-encompassing
Covering all items or aspects without omission. Used to describe thorough surveys, lists, analyses, or studies that aim to leave nothing out.
網羅的な調査を行った。
We conducted a comprehensive survey.
この辞書は日本語の慣用句を網羅的に収録している。
This dictionary comprehensively covers Japanese idiomatic expressions.
網羅的なリストを作成するのは時間がかかるが、後から漏れが見つかるよりはましだ。
Creating an exhaustive list takes time, but it's better than finding omissions later.
USAGE: 網羅的 is a na-adjective used in formal and academic contexts. The base noun 網羅 (literally "net-capture") means comprehensive coverage, and the verb form 網羅する means to cover exhaustively.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 網羅的な調査 (exhaustive survey)
- 網羅的な分析 (comprehensive analysis)
- 網羅的に収録する (to compile comprehensively)
- 網羅的に{カバーする} (to cover exhaustively)
- 網羅的なリスト (exhaustive list)
SIMILAR WORDS: Compare with 包括的 (inclusive, comprehensive), which emphasizes bringing things together under one framework, while 網羅的 emphasizes leaving nothing out. 限定的 (limited) is the conceptual opposite.
Related Words
Antonym:
限定的