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encompassing

UK/ɪŋˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/

A form of encompass — To form a circle around; to encircle.

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across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive blanket broad extensive panoptic

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of encompass

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebroad in scope or content

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across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive blanket broad extensive panoptic wide comprehensive

adjectiveclosely encircling

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surroundingcircumferentclose

Also see

across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive blanket broad extensive panoptic surrounding wide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

encompassing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encompassing

MLA

“encompassing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encompassing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encompassing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encompassing.

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