all-embracing

Examples

• All

• The all-embracing nature of the festival allowed visitors to experience art, food, and culture from around the world.

• Patriotism is deeply destructive if love of country means commitment to a unitary, all-embracing set of ideals and policies.

  Academic text (2004)

• In Islam, it is the all-embracing Law and its study that are supreme.

  Academic text (1999)

• A person is never more herself, never more absorbed by the all-embracing mystery of being alive than when in love.

  Academic text (1990)

• Religion should be experienced in a passionate, all-embracing way.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Freedom never can be all-embracing, of course, but the way liberals use the term implies that it can.

  Blog text (23)

• But if everything hangs together in a vast and all-embracing synthesis, then it is clear that politics and language are as one.

  Academic text (2000)

• The central question in Russia today is, what will replace the all-embracing ideology of the now-collapsed Soviet regime?

  Academic text (1997)

• Mill believes that the great modern danger to humans is an all-embracing conformity and absence of individuality.

  Academic text (1996)

• At no other time in the year are the tensions over religious pluralism more evident: Christmas is set up as an all-embracing cultural holiday with only passing sensitivity to those whom the holiday marginalizes.

  Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

B

broad

vsall-embracing

469 3.7

General and not detailed, covering many things

is more about breadth than total or exact inclusion

U

universal

vsall-embracing

439 4.2

True in all places and for all people

is broad but does not claim to be true in every case

E

extensive

vsall-embracing

330 4.1

Large in amount, range, or area

implies comprehensive scope but is less absolute in inclusion

A

across the board

vsall-embracing

110 3.7

In a way that affects everyone in a group with no one left out

matches broad application but is commonly used in policy contexts

I

inclusive

vsall-embracing

88 4.1

Including all the things or people mentioned, even the limits

means full coverage but does not stress the stated endpoints

W

wide-ranging

vsall-embracing

23 4.1

Covering many different subjects or areas

is similar but focuses more on total inclusion than variety

O

overarching

vsall-embracing

17 5.9

Including all parts of something

means full inclusion but emphasizes unity across parts

A

across-the-board

vsall-embracing

15 4.4

Affecting everyone or everything in a group in the same way

means comprehensive inclusion but often in a practical or policy sense

A

all-encompassing

vsall-embracing

12 6.0

Including everything and everyone in a single plan

has identical meaning but uses a different word form

A

all-inclusive

vsall-embracing

7 3.5

Including all services and costs for one price

is broader in meaning, not limited to listed services or costs

E

ecumenical

vsall-embracing

• Formal

3 8.3

That has influence across the world

conveys broad inclusion but with emphasis on global reach

I

inclusionary

vsall-embracing

1 6.5

Including everyone, especially people who might be left out

means general inclusion but stresses design and social intent

P

panoptic

vsall-embracing

• Formal

1 9.6

Showing everything in one complete view

shares full coverage but stresses the single viewpoint aspect

U

universalistic

vsall-embracing

1 8.3

That applies to all people or situations

shares universal intent but is more theoretical or ideological

E

encompassing

vsall-embracing

6.0

Including many different people, ideas, or things

expresses the same full coverage in slightly different wording

E

embracive

vsall-embracing

7.3

Including many different people and ideas

matches broad coverage but sounds less definite or complete

B

blanket

vsall-embracing

5.1

Applying to everyone in a group without exception

is similar but focuses more on complete inclusion than policy tone

Antonyms

E

exclusive

399 5.4

Only for one person, group, or purpose and not shared

N

narrow

181 2.6

Limited in range or what it covers, often about ideas

How Comprehensive

all-embracing

1 4.6

broad

469 3.7

limited

97 1.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology