C2adjectiveformalacademiclanguage
US/ˌɔːl.ɪnˈkʌm.pə.sɪŋ/
UK/ˌɔːl.ɪnˈkʌm.pə.sɪŋ/
including everything or everyone, with nothing left out
In context
The report gives an all-encompassing view of the country's economy.
Her all-encompassing love for the job left little time for friends.
No single all-encompassing theory explains why languages change.
Words that go with all-encompassing
adjective + noun
- all-encompassing term"Art" is an all-encompassing term.
- all-encompassing theoryPhysicists still look for an all-encompassing theory.
- all-encompassing definitionIt is hard to give an all-encompassing definition of culture.
- all-encompassing approachThe school takes an all-encompassing approach to health.
- all-encompassing passionMusic became his all-encompassing passion.
- all-encompassing planThe council has no all-encompassing plan for traffic.