all-encompassing

adjective

Synonyms of all-encompassingnext
: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.

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Its run on the slightly more all-encompassing Official Physical Singles chart — which also incorporates purchases on CD and cassette — is twice as grand as only the wax-specific rundown. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 With its grand explanatory ambitions, theory swept away doubt, offering in its place the certitudes of an all-encompassing system. Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 These two paths to the final are tangibly very different, but have each been characterised by the same, all-encompassing verb. Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026 What differentiates Ammortal from the glut of wellness and optimization products on the market, according to its charismatic and observably in-shape founder, is the promise of a more all-encompassing experience of physical and mental restoration. Jake Nevins, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-encompassing

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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-encompassing. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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