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

Example Sentences

What made Mumbai's tryst with Art Deco particularly interesting was how the city embraced its hallmarks in a truly all-encompassing manner.

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But, perhaps more important to market health, Friday’s rally was all-encompassing.

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The L.A. venue has won an audience for its sports programming and all-encompassing screen.

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But when I spoke to the manager about the all-encompassing audio abuse to which employees were subjected, she explained that it was “corporate’s” decision to play the music at this volume, not hers.

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Describing it as "all-encompassing", Knight said it was impossible to switch off from the role she fulfilled for nine years.

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Related Words

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