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all

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adjective

all

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pronoun

as in everyone
every person a joyous holiday to one and all!

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How is the word all distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of all are entire, total, and whole. While all these words mean "including everything or everyone without exception," all may equal whole, entire, or total.

all proceeds go to charity

When might entire be a better fit than all?

The synonyms entire and all are sometimes interchangeable, but entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added.

the entire population was wiped out

When could total be used to replace all?

In some situations, the words total and all are roughly equivalent. However, total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered.

the total number of people present

Where would whole be a reasonable alternative to all?

While in some cases nearly identical to all, whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away.

read the whole book

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of all
Adverb
The 2025 Lincoln Navigator is an all new, full size luxury SUV that received a significant redesign for the 2025 model year and is now entering its 5th generation. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 The mom-of-six, 69, showed up in an all-black pantsuit ensemble featuring dark shades and leather gloves, as Gamble, 44, matched her with a black jacket and T-shirt. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Macklovich also shifted into a formal all-black tuxedo, and the wedding party donned different hues of pink for the ceremony. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 After debuting her first season as a part of the pro dancer slate in 2016 with season 23, Johnson returned to the cast for the long haul for the one-of-its-kind all-athletes installment of DWTS and nabbed the mirrorball trophy alongside Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all
Adverb
  • Until Slot settles on a right-back option, the short-term message is quite clear for Premier League opposition analysts — target Liverpool’s right flank.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On one level its assessment can be quite subjective, and there’s a degree of connoisseurship.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • California would drop two seats and Illinois and New York would each lose one.
    Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The House and Senate each passed the BBB by razor thin margins with most votes on party lines.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • And while in an era where productivity and efficiency are more top of mind than ever, Dimon insists that giving undivided attention is still the ultimate sign of respect.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the arms race for audience’s undivided attention, both single-player and competitive games have become their own self-perpetuating ecosystems.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • This included key initiatives such as attending overseas markets and conferences, acquiring new IP, and engaging a head of international outreach — all of which were fully approved and communicated with the BFI.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
  • For the ecoconscious visitor, Harbor Breeze will soon launch a first-of-its-kind, fully electric whale watching vessel called El Escudo.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Welcome to the ninth edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each Thursday, Anantaajith Raghuraman analyses the entire division through a specific lens.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gottlieb is also known as the unwitting godfather of the entire LSD counterculture.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • For instance, the Comet browser still gets completely stumped on the website Semafor uses for expenses and travel.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some neighborhoods have such high levels of destruction that the only option is to completely raze them and rebuild them.
    Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Cangialosi compared his ability to see the whole field with that of former NFL coach John Madden, another broadcaster with a deep fear of flying.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But perhaps more importantly, Cork Tree helped the band become the therapists pumping through the speakers of a whole generation of skinny jean-wearing teens, igniting the pop-punk and emo music scene into a blazing force for the masses.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • And a fourth-quarter catch-and-run from tight end Theo Johnson — on a pass that popped into the air off the hands of Wan’Dale Robinson — perfectly summed up the day, as Johnson put rookie corner Jahdae Barron in the turf for good measure.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Mac did a great ball, perfectly on time.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025

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“All.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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