PANOPTIC Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

panoptic

adjective

Definition of panoptic

as in cosmic

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Recent Examples of panoptic Visitors to Boston, today, might choose to stay at the Liberty Hotel, which transformed a panoptic prison into luxury accommodations decorated with whimsical reminders of the building’s past. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026 His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since. — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Through Khaled’s oddly paralyzed exile, Matar offers a beautifully panoptic portrait of London as the city of literary exile and emigration par excellence, a place where the Arab intelligentsia came in the seventies and eighties and after. — James Wood, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024 The panoptic awareness created by virality is an Eye of Sauron, a lidless and unceasing glare that will follow you to the ends of the earth. — WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022 Visitors to this point of gathering and reflection would have panoptic views of the city, with Dealey Plaza and the downtown skyline in one direction and the future Trinity park in the other. — Mark Lamster, Reimagining Dealey: We asked a team of leading designers to redesign one of Dallas' most significant spaces, 20 Oct. 2022

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Adjective

Figures go down into the cosmic foam, only to turn up later in different forms.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Such dying stars act as cosmic recycling centers, returning material to space that can eventually become incorporated into future generations of stars and planets.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cosmic

Adjective

That final-day 2-1 home victory against West Bromwich Albion, played out in front of 33,750, also spoke of Wednesday’s vast potential.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
In the case of those to Europe, with which China has a vast trade surplus, there’s also the question of how viable the route is both ways.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Its analysis points to the extensive redesign work required to accommodate steam catapults, including their machinery, piping, water requirements and integration with the carrier’s existing electrical and internal systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of extensive

Adjective

The next phase will include examining more types and grades of iron ore, since the Iron Range contains a wide variety of resources.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
That sentiment inspires Sony Vizha – a celebration of Tamil culture, deeply rooted in emotion and imagined for a wider world.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of wide

Adjective

Still, nearly two years after Mangione’s shooting set off a far-reaching conversation about the healthcare industry and political violence and garnered him global notoriety, Karen Agnifilo’s own announcement to the judge landed with real gravity.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
An unusually long and far-reaching communications outage hobbled the National Weather Service just as deadly severe thunderstorms were tearing across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Tuesday evening.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of far-reaching

Adjective

But the competition for the Golden Lion and the festival’s other awards is only the start of Venice’s wide-ranging embrace of the art of cinema in its many manifestations.

— David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview aired Tuesday, Dudum contended the allegations stemmed from a misunderstanding of how the company is altering healthcare.

— Jacqueline Corba, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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