all-encompassing

[awl-en-kuhm-puh-sing]

adjective

1. taking in or including everything; comprehensive, universal, or all-embracing.

   The diner features an all-encompassing menu, including breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks, cocktails, and dinner, in a range of cuisines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-encompassing¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Related Words

• absolute 
• boundless 
• endless 
• immeasurable 
• immense 
• incalculable 
• indefinite 
• infinite 
• limitless 
• unconditional 
• unfettered 
• universal 
• unrestrained 
• unrestricted 
• untold 
• vast