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all-around

adjective
variants: also all-round

Synonyms and Antonyms of all-around

1 not limited or specialized in application or purpose

  • an all-around garden rake that adjusts for any raking task, from raking lawns to delicate flower beds
Synonyms of all-around

all-purpose, catholic, general, general-purpose, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, unspecialized
Words Related to all-around

mixed-use, multipurpose

broad, wide

nonspecific, unspecified, vague
Near Antonyms of all-around

bounded, circumscribed, confined, definite, demarcated, determinate, finite, qualified

dedicated, selective
Antonyms of all-around

limited, restricted, specialized, technical

2 relating to the main elements and not to specific details

  • this saw has the top rating for all-around performance, but for small detail work it might not be your best choice
Synonyms of all-around

bird's-eye, broad, general, nonspecific, overall
Words Related to all-around

comprehensive, inclusive

absolute, boundless, expansive, extensive, infinite, panoramic, sweeping, vast, wide

indeterminate, nebulous, nondescript, vague

nonspecific, unlimited, unrestricted, unspecified
Near Antonyms of all-around

limited, restricted, specified

distinct, explicit, precise, sharp

comprehensive, elaborate, full, mapped (out), thorough

enumerated, inventoried, itemized, listed

individual, singular

particular, peculiar
Antonyms of all-around

close-up, delineated, detailed, molecular, particularized, specific

3 able to do many different kinds of things

  • an all-around player, as skilled on the pitcherʼs mound as he is at the batting plate
Synonyms of all-around

adaptable, protean, universal, versatile
Words Related to all-around

general-purpose, mixed-use, multipurpose

well-rounded

able, ace, adept, experienced, expert, masterful, proficient, skilled, skillful

adjustable, alterable, changeable, elastic, flexible, fluid, malleable, modifiable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, variable
Near Antonyms of all-around

limited

amateur, inexperienced

all around

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of all around

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time

  • all around, she's our best athlete
Synonyms of all around

all told, altogether, collectedly, collectively, inclusively, overall, together
Words Related to all around

broadly, generally, liberally, loosely, macroscopically

all over, completely, comprehensively, encyclopedically, entirely, exhaustively, fully, sweepingly, thoroughly, totally, wholly
Phrases Synonymous with all around

across the board, all in all, in the aggregate, on the whole
Near Antonyms of all around

detailedly, microscopically, minutely

literally, narrowly, restrictedly, strictly

alone, categorically, distinctly, exclusively, fractionally, individually, separately, singly, singularly, solely, solitarily, specifically

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