Synonyms of omnibus

omnibus 1 of 2

adjective

as in comprehensive

covering everything or all important points

the president's state of the union speech is usually an omnibus look at the issues that the country is confronting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprehensive
• panoramic
• full
• extensive
• complete
• inclusive
• universal
• thorough
• global
• general
• exhaustive
• compendious
• encyclopedic
• all-inclusive
• broad-gauge
• vast
• all-embracing
• broad
• cyclopedic
• all-in
• large
• embracive
• cover-all
• in-depth
• overall
• sweeping
• cosmic
• wide
• catholic
• far-reaching
• blanket
• inclusionary
• encyclical
• wide-ranging
• far
• indiscriminate
• grand
• unrestricted
• panoptic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• specialized
• narrow
• restricted
• specific
• individual
• exact
• precise
• singular
• circumscribed
• incomplete
• sketchy
• patchy

omnibus

2 of 2

noun

1

as in bus

Related Words

• bus
• minibus
• car
• automobile
• auto
• jitney
• motor vehicle
• motorcar
• wagon
• coach
• minivan
• mini
• sports car
• van
• limousine
• SUV
• hatchback
• convertible
• motor
• wheels
• machine
• town car
• woody
• station wagon
• coupe
• microbus
• intermediate
• fastback
• horseless carriage
• hardtop
• compact
• subcompact
• sedan
• sport-utility vehicle
• stock car
• muscle car
• V-8
• notchback
• minicar
• gas-guzzler
• jalopy
• ragtop
• flivver
• hybrid
• crate
• cream puff
• land yacht
• roadster
• phaeton
• touring car
• junker
• turbocar
• clunker
• beater
• tin lizzie

2

as in anthology

Related Words

• anthology
• novel
• album
• almanac
• novelette
• chapbook
• casebook
• picture book
• pulp
• monograph
• treatise
• primer
• text
• textbook
• catalog
• dictionary
• handbook
• cyclopedia
• encyclopedia
• manual
• tract
• guidebook
• folio
• paperback
• quarto
• hardcover
• hardback
• how-to
• tome
• softcover
• pocket book
• paperbound
• trade book
• trade edition
• book
• pocket edition
• paper
• softback
• volume

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of omnibus

Adjective

Several of his films — The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, the omnibus film Germany in Autumn (1978), The Legend of Rita (2000) — confront the lingering presence of Nazi and authoritarian ideology in German institutions and the radicalization that emerged in response. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

That omnibus legislation includes a number of items to ensure the viability of farming and the security of the nation’s food supply. — The Virginian Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

Noun

Barnett invoked Katharine White, the New Yorker editor who, in the nineteen-thirties and forties, published more than a dozen lengthy omnibus reviews of new children’s books in this magazine. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

Since the House passed a standalone bill and the Senate hitched the measure onto a larger omnibus bill, the Senate either needs to pass the House’s standalone bill or the House needs to pass the Senate’s public safety omnibus. — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026

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