all-encompassing

Questions about all-encompassing

What does all-encompassing mean?

all-encompassing means "broad in scope or content".

How many syllables are in all-encompassing?

all-encompassing has 5 syllables and divides as al-l-en-com-pas-sing under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for all-encompassing?

Close synonyms include across-the-board, all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is all-encompassing a common word?

all-encompassing is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.