all-encompassing

[ awl-en-kuhm-puh-sing ]

adjective

1. taking in or including everything; comprehensive, universal, or all-embracing:

   The diner features an all-encompassing menu, including breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks, cocktails, and dinner, in a range of cuisines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-encompassing¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Related Words

• absolute
• boundless
• endless
• immeasurable
• immense
• incalculable
• indefinite
• infinite
• limitless
• unconditional
• unfettered
• universal
• unrestrained
• unrestricted
• untold
• vast