ALL OVER Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

Definition of all over

as in everywhere

in every place or in all places I've looked all over—even outside—and I can't find my other shoe

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nowhere

as in all

to a full extent or degree his writing style is his mentor's all over

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allover

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adjective

as in underlying

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Recent Examples of all over

Adverb

There have been cameras all over me, analyzing my every move, analyzing my every smile, my every tear. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The refugees came from all over Africa. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026

Adjective

But there’s also a growing segment of allover deodorant solutions on the market that offer fresh-feeling skin through toxic-free and clean formulation. — Charlie Carballo, WWD, 11 July 2024 Dip a toe under the sea with the twinkly embellishments on SimonMiller's beachy collection for Mango, or dive all the way in with Marysia's allover shell print. — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for all over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over

Adverb

Today it’s used everywhere, from therapy offices to corporate retreats to seminary classrooms—and, of course, all over your social media feed.

— Christina Pérez, Vogue, 17 July 2026
For more on Matt Damon and The Odyssey, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, available everywhere Friday.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of everywhere

Adverb

And if nothing else, the familiar voices all helped this Englishman get used to the portion sizes.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Since the brand expanded and opened operations in the city this year, autonomous all-electric Waymos have taken over Miami’s streets.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of all

Adjective

Individual responses vary according to habitual use, genetics, age, medications and underlying health conditions.

— Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Analysts pointed to its forecast for an underlying measure of revenue growth for the summer, which was weaker than Wall Street expected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of underlying

Adverb

There are few travel wins quite as satisfying as booking a flight for less than dinner out—and Frontier has built a loyal following around exactly that.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Standing on opposite sides of the protests, the pair fall for each other despite the divide, recognizing in one another a restlessness neither can quite name.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of quite

Adjective

Instead, their ranges formed what researchers describe as a mosaic of separate, non-overlapping distributions.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of overlapping

Adverb

Hence, the dissolution of Andriy and Bobby, the Ukrainian and Russian duo who already glommed on to each other in the first two episodes of this season of Project Runway and in this episode collapse fully and phenomenally.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The Saudis can reroute that oil north through the Suez Canal, but the largest, fully laden oil tankers can’t get through that way because of depth constraints, noted Natasha Kaneva, head of global commodities strategy at JPMorgan.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of fully

Adverb

But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Student-athletes may have to adjust to a new coach, a new culture, new expectations and sometimes a completely different philosophy.

— Timothy Baghurst, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of completely

Adverb

Telemundo isn’t totally new to his bar, which is a hotspot for loyal soccer fans.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026

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