inclusive
including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used after the noun): from May to August inclusive.
including a great deal, or encompassing everything concerned; comprehensive: an inclusive art form;an inclusive fee.
enclosing; embracing: an inclusive fence.
aiming to include and integrate all people and groups in activities, organizations, political processes, etc., especially those who are disadvantaged, have suffered discrimination, or are living with disabilities: inclusive hiring practices;inclusive playgrounds.
relating to or being language or terminology that does not exclude a particular group of people and that avoids bias, stereotypes, etc.: the use of singular “they” as an inclusive, gender-neutral pronoun.
relating to or being educational practices in which students with physical or mental disabilities are taught in regular classrooms and provided with certain accommodations.
Grammar. (of the first person plural) including the person or persons spoken to, as we in Shall we dance?: Compare exclusive (def. 12).
Idioms about inclusive
inclusive of, including; also taking into account: Europe, inclusive of the British Isles, is negotiating new trade agreements.
Origin of inclusive
1Other words for inclusive
2 | overall, general, all-embracing, all-encompassing, 3 |
Other words from inclusive
- in·clu·sive·ly, adverb
- in·clu·sive·ness, noun
- in·clu·siv·i·ty [in-kloo-siv-i-tee], /ɪnˌkluˈsɪv ɪ ti/, noun
- non·in·clu·sive, adjective
- non·in·clu·sive·ly, adverb
- qua·si-in·clu·sive, adjective
- qua·si-in·clu·sive·ly, adverb
- su·per·in·clu·sive, adjective
- su·per·in·clu·sive·ly, adverb
- un·in·clu·sive, adjective
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How to use inclusive in a sentence
When we really do become more inclusive and more welcoming to everyone, I think we will be a very different place.
The result is an actionable guide to building a trusted brand, which means being true to your brand’s values, inclusive of more people and a responsible marketer.
Marketing that our collective future depends on | Sponsored Content: Microsoft Advertising | November 2, 2020 | Search Engine LandLast year, an American Association of People with Disabilities study of 140 companies showed that companies offering the most inclusive working environment did better than their peers.
It’s imperative that you’re inclusive — and it’s also important for your sister-in-law to know when to step away to a quiet place when she’s overwhelmed.
Carolyn Hax: To summarize, you want to exclude her because she’s disabled? | Carolyn Hax | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostChase Brexton is a Baltimore-based healthcare provider known for their inclusive care of LGBTQ patients.
We think he will govern more inclusively and govern more with an eye with what is better for Iraq than the current situation.
Exclusive: Inside Obama's Push for Regime Change in Iraq | Eli Lake | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I question whether he governed so inclusively as Speaker of the House in the 1990s, he quickly counters.
When he was angry he was inclusively and miscellaneously angry; and the sun, moon, and stars did not escape.
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days | Arnold BennettFrom Titus Livius to de Thou, inclusively, all historians have been infected with prodigies.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)It thus comprehends from the Keuper inclusively, up to the Wealdean formations.
In Homer it bore this sense, at least occasionally or inclusively, because he calls it .
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneThey were then issued by instalments,114 coming out at intervals between 1705 and 1707 inclusively.
Locke | Thomas Fowler
British Dictionary definitions for inclusive
/ (ɪnˈkluːsɪv) /
(postpositive foll by of) considered together (with): capital inclusive of profit
(postpositive) including the limits specified: Monday to Friday inclusive is five days
comprehensive
not excluding any particular groups of people: an inclusive society
logic (of a disjunction) true if at least one of its component propositions is true: Compare exclusive (def. 10)
Derived forms of inclusive
- inclusively, adverb
- inclusiveness, noun
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