exhaustive vs thorough

exhaustive and thorough both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhaustive	No	Yes	No	No
thorough	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, exhaustive and thorough are synonyms defined as:

exhaustive and thorough: performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

Other synonyms of exhaustive include thoroughgoing.

exhaustive (adjective)	thorough (adjective)
performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial	painstakingly careful and accurate
	performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
	without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers