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nonexhaustive

nonexhaustive

7.9
Not including all possible items or cases
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/
translation icon : no exhaustivo
  • Although the ADA does not define "major life activity," the regulations implementing the act provide a nonexhaustive list of examples, including caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working (EEOC, 2003).

Examples

  • Her presentation included a nonexhaustive list of potential solutions to the problem.

  • The report is nonexhaustive and will be updated as more information becomes available.

  • The guide offers a nonexhaustive summary of the project, leaving out some important details.

Synonyms

noncomprehensive
vsnonexhaustive
7.6

Does not have all important parts

is the same meaning but uses an alternative form of the word
incomprehensive
vsnonexhaustive
8.8

Not complete and missing important parts or details

shares the same sense but differs only by word choice
noninclusive
vsnonexhaustive
6.8

Leaving out some people so not everyone feels welcome

is about leaving out items or details rather than excluding people
uninclusive
vsnonexhaustive
7.7

Not welcoming to some people and making them feel left out

focuses on omission of items or details not on excluding people

Antonyms

complete
497 1.0

Having all needed parts and nothing missing

exhaustive
  • Formal
32 6.6

Including every part and detail

How Complete

exhaustive
  • Formal
32 6.6
thorough
205 4.6
complete
497 1.0
nonexhaustive
7.9
partial
203 3.4
fragmentary
5 7.0

Surface Forms

nonexhaustive positive

Morphology

nonexhaustive = exhaustive (transparent) = non + exhaust + ive

Formed by the productive negating prefix 'non-' added to the adjective 'exhaustive', yielding a clear 'not exhaustive' meaning.

Etymology

The word nonexhaustive starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest is exhaustive, which comes from exhaust meaning 'to use up' or 'draw out'. So exhaustive is like 'using up everything' or 'complete', and nonexhaustive means 'not complete' or 'only partial'.