ALL OVER Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

Definition of all over

as in everywhere

in every place or in all places I've looked all over—even outside—and I can't find my other shoe

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nowhere

as in all

to a full extent or degree his writing style is his mentor's all over

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allover

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adjective

as in underlying

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Recent Examples of all over

Adverb

There have been cameras all over me, analyzing my every move, analyzing my every smile, my every tear. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The refugees came from all over Africa. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026

Adjective

But there’s also a growing segment of allover deodorant solutions on the market that offer fresh-feeling skin through toxic-free and clean formulation. — Charlie Carballo, WWD, 11 July 2024 Dip a toe under the sea with the twinkly embellishments on SimonMiller's beachy collection for Mango, or dive all the way in with Marysia's allover shell print. — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for all over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over

Adverb

And sometimes, a new coiling direction dominates seemingly everywhere across the oceans all at once in the fossil record.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
Four decades later, the band’s music is still everywhere, including television, social media and streaming platforms like Spotify, where Journey has more monthly listeners than Bruce Springsteen, U2 or Bob Dylan.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of everywhere

Adjective

Chomsky’s influential criticism of behaviorist explanations of language helped turn scientific attention toward the mental processes underlying language acquisition and use.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, there are rising concerns about the potential cybersecurity risks posed by AI agents and their underlying foundation models, and the country faces a growing backlash against AI data centers and the companies that are building them.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of underlying

Adverb

But Argano, who drives Engine 10, isn't quite ready to pack it in.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
The concept of growing sod on plastic is one the NFL has really relied on quite heavily to be able to have the level of quality and the ability to turn around and replace a field midseason.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of quite

Adjective

How’s an architect supposed to address these overlapping and contradictory rubrics, much less resolve them?

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent teammates mostly function as an information pipeline, while older, non-overlapping alumni may be shaping how recruiters and HR assess candidates who share their team affiliation, rather than simply passing along a tip.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlapping

Adverb

By all accounts, Jackson has fully bought into first-year Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and that traditionally means dynamic results will follow.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This is the song’s first award nomination and her first fully country track since the original Red era.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fully

Adverb

Terrorism wasn’t a completely foreign concept, but the notion of a hostile, coordinated attack on our soil, at that scale, seemed like something that might only happen in a Tom Clancy novel or a summer blockbuster movie.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the union representing 8,000 Stellantis employees said contract negotiations have completely stalled over that same plant.

— Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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