thorough vs exhaustive

thorough and exhaustive both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, thorough and exhaustive are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of thorough include thoroughgoing.

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