all-encompassing

adjective

Synonyms of all-encompassingnext
: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.

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Natalie’s is tuned to a distant, hierarchical afterlife where God’s love is less of an all-encompassing conception and more of an elusive, enviable prize. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The band’s debut full-length has now spent 208 weeks somewhere on the all-encompassing ranking – four full years. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Of course, 2025 didn’t have the all-encompassing men’s World Cup getting in the way, so a dip shouldn’t be surprising. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Heat is an all-encompassing problem that has gotten worse with climate change. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-encompassing

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