Difference between Thorough and Exhaustive

THOROUGH vs EXHAUSTIVE: NOUN

A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
That which goes through.
A furrow between two ridges.
Same as perpend.
In Brit. hist., in the reign of Charles I., the policy of Strafford and Laud of conducting or carrying through (‘thorough’) the administration of public affairs without regard to obstacles. Hence the word is associated with their system of tyranny.

Through. See through, a later form of thorough, now the exclusive form as a preposition and adverb.
Through: as, thoroughgoing. See through, adverb
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Going through; through, in a literal sense: a form now occurring only in dialectal use or in certain phrases and compounds. See through, adjective
Going through, as to the end or bottom of anything; thoroughgoing.
Leaving nothing undone; slighting nothing; not superficial.
Fully executed; having no deficiencies; hence, complete in all respects; unqualified; perfect.
Earnest; ardent. [Rare.]

Exhausting; tending to exhaust; exhausting all parts or phases; thorough: specifically applied to a disquisition, treatise, criticism, etc., which treats of a subject in such a way as to leave no part of it unexamined.

Scrupulous, Thoughtful, Systematic, Indepth, Methodical, Diligent, Meticulous, Comprehensive, Detailed, Extensive, Rigorous, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Careful, Exhaustive

Insightful, Strenuous, Informative, Systematic, Intense, Definitive, Intensive, Comprehensive, Exhausting, Detailed, Lengthy, Extensive, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Thorough

Scrupulous, Thoughtful, Systematic, Indepth, Methodical, Diligent, Meticulous, Comprehensive, Detailed, Extensive, Rigorous, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Careful, Exhaustive

Insightful, Strenuous, Informative, Systematic, Intense, Definitive, Intensive, Comprehensive, Exhausting, Detailed, Lengthy, Extensive, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Thorough

Thorough, caring staff with great attention to detail.
Maintain thorough and accurate records of all transactions.
And thank you for your thorough, detailed post!
Janice is a thorough, fun and engaging facilitator.
Be thorough when gathering requirements for each deliverable.
Nicely relayed and thorough review of the material.
Thanks for your very informative and thorough review.
Thank you for the kind and thorough review!
These PDF notes are incredibly thorough and detailed.
Thorough hand hygiene sufficient for minimal risk procedures, whereas higher risk procedures require both thorough hand hygiene and use additional infection control practices.

The differential diagnoses listed here are not exhaustive.
Google Scholar, but its listings are not exhaustive.
Documentation of an exhaustive search for the site.
This example is not intended to be exhaustive.
Other Opportunities This is not an exhaustive list.
The list is indicative only and not exhaustive.
This listing is not exhaustive of required items.
Exclusion clauses in international refugee law are exhaustive.
This laconic statement was true, but not exhaustive.
Compile job descriptions are not an exhaustive list of duties an exhaustive list of job titles for position!