Exhaustive vs. Exclusive: What's the Difference?

Exhaustive and Exclusive Definitions
Exhaustive
Treating all parts or aspects without omission; thorough
An exhaustive study.
Exclusive
Excluding or tending to exclude
Exclusive barriers.
Exhaustive
Tending to exhaust.
Exclusive
Not allowing something else; incompatible
Mutually exclusive conditions.
Exhaustive
Including every possible element
We made an exhaustive list.
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Exclusive
Not divided or shared with others
Exclusive publishing rights.
Exhaustive
Fully comprehensive
Exclusive
Not accompanied by others; single or sole
Your exclusive function.
Exhaustive
Causing exhaustion; very tiring
Exclusive
Complete; undivided
Gained their exclusive attention.
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Exhaustive
Serving or tending to exhaust; exhibiting all the facts or arguments; as, an exhaustive method.
Exclusive
Not including the specified extremes or limits, but only the area between them
10-14, exclusive.
That is, 11, 12, and 13.
Exhaustive
Very thorough; exhaustively complete;
An exhaustive study
Made a thorough search
Thoroughgoing research
Exclusive
Excluding some or most, as from membership or participation
An exclusive club.
Exclusive
Catering to a wealthy clientele; expensive
Exclusive shops.
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Exclusive
(Linguistics) Relating to or being a first person plural pronoun that excludes the addressee, such as we in the sentence Pat and I are in town, so we can meet you for lunch.
Exclusive
A news item initially released to only one publication or broadcaster.
Exclusive
An exclusive right or privilege, as to market a product.
Exclusive
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
Exclusive
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
Exclusive
Exclusionary.
Exclusive
Whole, undivided, entire.
The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
Exclusive
(linguistics) Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".
Exclusive
(of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
They decided to no longer be exclusive.
Exclusive
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature.
Exclusive
A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
Exclusive
(grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
Exclusive
Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society.
Exclusive
Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; - opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.
Exclusive
One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.
Exclusive
A news report that is reported first by one news organization;
He got a scoop on the bribery of city officials
Exclusive
Not divided or shared with others;
They have exclusive use of the machine
Sole rights of publication
Exclusive
Excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority;
Exclusive clubs
An exclusive restaurants and shops
Exclusive
Not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective;
Judging a contest with a single eye
A single devotion to duty
Undivided affection
Gained their exclusive attention