thoroughgoing vs pure
pure vs thoroughgoingthoroughgoing and pure both are adjectives.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thoroughgoing | No | Yes | No | No |
| pure | No | Yes | No | No |
As adjectives,
thoroughgoing and pure
are synonyms defined as:
- thoroughgoing and pure: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Other synonyms of thoroughgoing include
arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, sodding, staring, stark, thorough, unadulterated, utter.
| thoroughgoing (adjective) | pure (adjective) |
|---|---|
| performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial | (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless |
| without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | free of extraneous elements of any kind |
| (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black | |
| in a state of sexual virginity | |
| free from discordant qualities | |
| concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied | |
| without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers |
Words related to "thoroughgoing"
Words related to "pure"
- arrant
- axenic
- chaste
- clean
- clear
- complete
- consummate
- double-dyed
- everlasting
- fine
- fresh
- gross
- harmonious
- immaculate
- impure
- intense
- light
- morality
- native
- perfect
- plain
- pristine
- processed
- pureness
- purity
- saturated
- sheer
- sodding
- staring
- stark
- straight up
- sublimate
- theoretical
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unclouded
- uncontaminated
- undefiled
- unmingled
- unmitigated
- unmixed
- unpolluted
- utter
- vestal
- virgin
- virginal
- virtuous
- vivid
- white
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