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comprehensive vs examination

examination vs comprehensive

comprehensive and examination both are nouns.

comprehensive is an adjective but examination is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
comprehensive Yes Yes No No
examination Yes No No No
As nouns, examination is a hypernym of comprehensive; that is, examination is a word with a broader meaning than comprehensive:
  • comprehensive: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
  • examination: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
Other hypernyms of comprehensive include exam, test.
comprehensive (noun) examination (noun)
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
formal systematic questioning
comprehensive (adjective) examination (adjective)
including all or everything
broad in scope
Difference between comprehensive and examination

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