Antonyms for across board
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : bawrd, bohrd |
Phonetic Transcription : bɔrd, boʊrd |
Definition of across board
Origin :- Old English bord "a plank, flat surface," from Proto-Germanic *burdam (cf. Old Norse borð "plank," Dutch bord "board," Gothic fotu-baurd "foot-stool," German Brett "plank"), from PIE *bhrdh- "board," from root *bherdh- "to cut." See also board (n.2), with which this is so confused as practically to form one word (if indeed they were not the same word all along).
- A board is thinner than a plank, and generally less than 2.5 inches thick. The transferred meaning "food" (late 14c.) is an extension of the late Old English sense of "table" (cf. boarder, boarding); hence, also, above board "honest, open" (1610s). A further extension is to "table where council is held" (1570s), then transferred to "leadership council, council (that meets at a table)," 1610s.
- As in widespread : adj extensive
- As in comprehensive : adj inclusive
- As in extensive : adj far-reaching, thorough
- As in all : noun whole; totality
Synonyms for across board
- absolute
- accumulation
- across the board
- aggregate
- aggregation
- all over the place
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- all-inclusive
- big
- blanket
- boundless
- broad
- capacious
- catholic
- collection
- commodious
- common
- compendious
- complete
- comprehensive
- comprising
- considerable
- containing
- current
- diffuse
- discursive
- encircling
- encyclopedic
- ensemble
- entirety
- epidemic
- everyone
- everything
- exhaustive
- expanded
- expansive
- extended
- extensive
- far-flung
- far-reaching
- full
- general
- global
- great
- gross
- group
- hefty
- huge
- in depth
- inclusive
- indiscriminate
- infinite
- integer
- jackpot
- large
- large-scale
- lengthy
- lock stock and barrel
- long
- major
- mass
- of great scope
- on a large scale
- outspread
- overall
- pandemic
- pervasive
- popular
- prevailing
- prevalent
- protracted
- public
- quantity
- rampant
- regnant
- rife
- roomy
- ruling
- scopic
- scopious
- sizable
- spacious
- sum
- sum total
- sweeping
- synoptic
- the big picture
- the whole shebang
- the works
- thorough
- total
- umbrella
- unexclusive
- unit
- universal
- unlimited
- unrestricted
- utmost
- vast
- voluminous
- wall to wall
- wall-to-wall
- whole
- whole ball of wax
- whole enchilada
- whole nine yards
- whole schmear
- whole shooting match
- whole show
- wholesale
- wide
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- works
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