Synonyms of across-the-board

across-the-board 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈkrȯs-ṯẖə-ˈbȯrd 

as in general

belonging or relating to the whole

an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• general
• overall
• generic
• universal
• common
• broad
• global
• blanket
• wide
• widespread
• broad-brush
• extensive
• sweeping
• wholesale
• collective
• comprehensive
• pervasive
• overarching
• ubiquitous
• all-embracing
• aggregate
• broadscale
• worldwide
• inclusionary
• complete
• full
• plenary
• planetary
• broad-gauge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• particular
• partial
• component
• local
• regional
• divisional
• fragmentary
• constituent
• sectional
• localized
• cross-sectional

across the board

2 of 2

phrase

as in overall

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time

The Oscar-nominated film received a positive reception across the board.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overall
• collectively
• together
• all around
• generally
• broadly
• altogether
• all told
• all in all
• in the aggregate
• inclusively
• all over
• totally
• collectedly
• completely
• loosely
• on the whole
• entirely
• fully
• thoroughly
• wholly
• liberally
• macroscopically
• encyclopedically
• comprehensively
• exhaustively
• sweepingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strictly
• literally
• microscopically
• minutely
• specifically
• alone
• solely
• narrowly
• exclusively
• separately
• individually
• detailedly
• distinctly
• restrictedly
• singly
• singularly
• categorically
• fractionally
• solitarily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of across-the-board

Adjective

The state budget, approved in June, imposed the across-the-board limit for the next three years in a bid to stabilize state revenues. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

If the trust fund that supplements incoming payroll taxes to pay monthly Social Security benefits is depleted, recipients would face an immediate across-the-board 22% benefits cut, the latest Board of Trustees report on Social Security said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Phrase

Munn credited the entirety of District 4-6A for improvements across the board. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

That agreement does not provide services across the board to all campuses but only facilitates them. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026