all over

1. 1.

   over the entire area

   “the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers”

   “she ached all over”

   “everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot”

   Synonymsover
2. 2.

   to or in any or all places

   “You find fast food stores everywhere”

   “people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem”

   “he carried a gun everywhere he went”

   “looked all over for a suitable gift”

   Synonymseverywhereeveryplace

   colloquialism

1. 1.

   having come or been brought to a conclusion

   “the harvesting was complete”

   “the affair is over, ended, finished”

   “the abruptly terminated interview”

   Synonymscompleteconcludedendedoverterminated

   Similarfinished

Questions about all over

What does all over mean?

all over means "over the entire area". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for all over?

Close synonyms include over, everywhere, everyplace, complete, concluded. 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 over a common word?

all over is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.