all-round

[awl-round]

adjective

1. a variant of all-around.

all-round

adjective

1. efficient in all respects, esp in sport; versatile

   an all-round player

2. comprehensive; many-sided; not narrow

   an all-round education

Example Sentences

"Really disappointed by how India is going about in Test cricket. The all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade, especially when you don't bowl them," Prasad said on X, external.

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The centre's player-of-the-match performance showed off his polished all-round game, with his fast feet, deft boot and soft hands playing key roles in England's three tries.

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Wood's bouncer to Cameron Green struck the big all-rounder on the grille and nearly knocked him on to his own stumps.

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Recovered from the shoulder injury he sustained in the summer, Stokes insists he is fit to play a full role as an all-rounder - vital to England's chances of lifting the urn.

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Incumbent number three Cameron Green edged out Beau Webster as the all-rounder and will now come in at six, behind Smith at four and Travis Head at five.

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Related Words

• all-around 
• comprehensive 
• extensive 
• global 
• wide-ranging