CYCLOPEDIC Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

cyclopedic

adjective

Definition of cyclopedic

as in comprehensive

covering everything or all important points she has a cyclopedic memory—she just doesn't have a clue as to what's important and what isn't

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Adjective

In addition to this, more comprehensive work looking into how natto appears to improve bone health has made this avenue of research particularly interesting.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
This made the discovery more comprehensive, but almost made clear that the flaw was more serious than Calif had originally realized, an OpenAI spokesperson told Fortune.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of comprehensive

Adjective

With panoramic views of the city and valley as a backdrop, days at Resorts World can take any number of directions.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
Some of them have panoramic views of white windmills, which dot the coastline of the Taiwan Strait like slender sentries.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of panoramic

Adjective

The full report says 12% of the scams reported in the survey involved AI or a deepfake.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Some Ukrainian officials told the newspaper that the system had not been restored to full functionality but was working at higher speeds than under the cap.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of full

Adjective

The certification follows extensive safety assessments, design reviews, and ground testing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
China has backed its ambitions with extensive reforms that are explicitly meant to strengthen intellectual property protections.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of extensive

Adjective

Ethiopia’s coffee authority is compiling data, but the process is not complete.

— Damian Zane, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
In practice, that can look like AI pulling together updates from ticketing systems, documentation, source control and incident platforms to give teams a more complete view of progress and risk.

— Joel Burleson-Davis, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of complete

Adjective

Advertisement Iran’s key point of leverage is its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway vital to global energy trade.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Animal diseases also threaten our economy and food system, destroying more than 20% of global livestock production each year.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of global

Adjective

But their 20-3 loss to the Seahawks (4-3) was so thorough, unsightly and disillusioning as to render the 5-0 run-up to it entirely suspect — especially considering the Chiefs’ thorny schedule ahead.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Under the existing two-step process, competing teams must include thorough engineering and financial details as part of their proposals before NASA selects finalists for further study.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of thorough

Adjective

Viva Voce Size-inclusive fashion marketplace Viva Voce has named Good-Loop founder Amy Williams CEO as the company looks to scale its community of independent brands and shoppers.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Even at a time when golf is exploding in popularity, and greens fees are rising at the same rate, getting in a round at East Potomac is an inclusive experience.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of inclusive

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