Antonyms for all-embracing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : awl-em-brey-sing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔl ɛmˈbreɪ sɪŋ


Definition of all-embracing

  • As in infinite : adj limitless, without end
  • As in international : adj worldwide
  • As in overall : adj complete, general
  • As in panoramic : adj sweeping
  • As in prevailing : adj general, dominant
  • As in sweeping : adj wide-ranging
  • As in thorough/thoroughgoing : adj exhaustive
  • As in universal : adj worldwide, entire
  • As in broad : adj extensive
  • As in across-the-board : adj broad in scope
  • As in pandemic : adj universal
  • As in thoroughpaced : adj thorough
  • As in complete : adj finished
  • As in comprehensive : adj inclusive
  • As in eclectic : adj comprehensive, general
  • As in encyclopedic : adj comprehensive
  • As in exhaustive : adj all-inclusive, complete
  • As in expansive : adj broad, comprehensive
  • As in general : adj comprehensive
Example sentences :
  • Even food for the horse was included in that all-embracing rent.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Varuna, the all-embracing sky, is also in many hymns a solar deity.
  • Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
  • Their genius was fed by a wide sympathy and an all-embracing curiosity.
  • Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
  • In that period of all-embracing activity, he began to study astronomy.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 » by Various
  • Now a word about the next form of this all-embracing precept.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • The jungle seems to be an all-embracing monster who mocks you with his silence.
  • Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson
  • It was like being in love with each other, but an all-embracing, universal feeling.
  • Extract from : « Short Stories » by Fiodor Dostoievski
  • He grips him by the arm, anxious to prove his all-embracing affection on the spot.
  • Extract from : « Egholm and his God » by Johannes Buchholtz
  • True art is like what religion ought to be—all-sufficing and all-embracing.
  • Extract from : « Where Art Begins » by Hume Nisbet
  • No sign of man, no life, no gap in nature's all-embracing sway.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

Synonyms for all-embracing

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