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across-the-board

adjective

Definition of across-the-board

1 :placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows

an across-the-board racing bet

2 :embracing or affecting all classes or categories :blanket

an across-the-board price increase

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First Known Use of across-the-board

1945

across-the-board Synonyms

Synonyms

across-the-board, blanket, broad-brush, common, generic, global, overall, universal

Antonyms

individual, particular

Related Words

all-embracing, broad, broad-gauge (or broad-gauged), broadscale, comprehensive, extensive, inclusionary, overarching, pervasive, sweeping, ubiquitous, wholesale, wide, widespread; aggregate, collective, complete, full, plenary; planetary, worldwide

Near Antonyms

component, constituent; cross-sectional, divisional, fragmentary, partial; local, localized, regional, sectional

ACROSS-THE-BOARD Defined for English Language Learners

across-the-board

adjective

Definition of across-the-board for English Language Learners

: affecting everyone or everything in a group

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