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

But groups like the Hollywood labor guilds are celebrating the settlement news, as the staring contest between Ellison and the AGs caused paralysis in development and spending seemingly across the board at both companies. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

But the real lesson here is that Apple's graphics processing has gotten very, very good, across the board. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026