wall-to-wall

adjective

ˈwȯl-tə-ˈwȯl 

1

: covering the entire floor

wall-to-wall carpeting

2

a

: covering or filling one entire space or time

a party crammed with wall-to-wall bodies

b

: occurring or found everywhere : ubiquitous

Synonyms of wall-to-wall

• ubiquitous
• universal
• endless
• unlimited
• widespread

Examples of wall-to-wall in a Sentence

television programming feels as if there are wall-to-wall sitcoms these days

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s wall-to-wall carpeting in many of the rooms and in the primary suite, leather floors. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

Supported by Waugh’s muscular direction, Wilson and Ritchson work well together in a chase film whose thinly sketched premise barely sustains its wall-to-wall action sequences. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

So there's going to be a wall-to-wall ad campaign for Ken Paxton from here through the convention. — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

The wall-to-wall attendance of every show with full audience engagement certainly validates the latter concern. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wall-to-wall

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol
• gossypol

Kids Definition

wall-to-wall

adjective

1

: covering the entire floor

wall-to-wall carpeting

2

: filling an entire space

a beach that was wall-to-wall sunbathers