all-encompassing

adjective

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

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That approach offers not just a third choice, but many, because there’s never only one possible design or one all-encompassing set of limitations. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025 Conventional banks are also progressively developing all-encompassing digital platforms that bundle various financial services and reduce overall friction in banking processes. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 What started out as the formative steps in his religious journey quickly became an all-encompassing struggle. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 25 June 2025 The re-recorded effort, which has now spent 84 weeks on the all-encompassing ranking, jumps nearly 20 spots from No. 80 to No. 61. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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