Antonyms for all-encompassing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : awl-en-kuhm-puh-sing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔl ɛnˈkʌm pə sɪŋ

Definition of all-encompassing

As in panoramic : adj sweeping
As in sweeping : adj wide-ranging
As in unlimited : adj extensive, complete
As in across-the-board : adj broad in scope
As in encyclopedic : adj comprehensive
As in exhaustive : adj all-inclusive, complete
As in extensive : adj far-reaching, thorough
As in full-scale : adj total, all-out
As in generic : adj common, general

Example sentences :

The all-encompassing change we are witnessing concerns both.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

But the fear was harder to endure than the hunger—it was so vague, yet so all-encompassing.
Extract from : « Life on the Stage » by Clara Morris

Out of that all-encompassing horror he crieth, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
Extract from : « Talks To Farmers » by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

It invigorated him, made him feel part of something huge and all-encompassing, like being in his father the mountain.
Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow

An all-encompassing language, which the practical experience of writing such a novel implies, is simply no longer possible.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

How powerless she is against these subtle invitations, these unknown and all-encompassing temptations!
Extract from : « The Golden House » by Charles Dudley Warner

Now, the law of the Indian Jungle is as old and as true as the sky, and just as widespread and as all-encompassing.
Extract from : « The Face of the Fields » by Dallas Lore Sharp

"That's so," said Uncle Ben hurriedly, hiding himself as it were in an all-encompassing blush.
Extract from : « Cressy » by Bret Harte

Then a wonderful, all-encompassing smile started at the corners of his mouth and grew and grew until it became an expansive grin.
Extract from : « Four Afloat » by Ralph Henry Barbour

Socialism would introduce, indeed, the most vexatious and all-encompassing absolutist government ever invented.
Extract from : « Contemporary Socialism » by John Rae

Synonyms for all-encompassing

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