encompassing English

Meaning encompassing meaning

What does encompassing mean?

encompassing

— adjective (= surrounding) closely encircling encompassing mountain ranges the surrounding countryside

— adjective (= across-the-board, all-embracing, blanket, broad, panoptic, wide) broad in scope or content across-the-board pay increases an all-embracing definition blanket sanctions against human-rights violators an invention with broad applications a panoptic study of Soviet nationality — T.G.Winner granted him wide powers

Synonyms encompassing synonyms

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encompassing English » English

surrounding

wide

panoptic

extensive

enclosing

encircling

circumferent

broad

blanket

all-inclusive

all-encompassing

all-embracing

across-the-board

whole-souled

thoroughgoing

thorough

sound

solid

neighboring

intimate

including

good

full-dress

exhaustive

environment

covering

comprising

comprehending

blow-by-blow

around

ambient