Meanings
comparative more inclusive · superlative most inclusive
- Including (almost) everything within its scope.
an inclusive list of data formats
Synonyms: exhaustive
- human sciencesOf, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
The pronoun in "If you want, we could go back to my place for coffee" is an inclusive "we".
Antonyms: exclusive
- Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.
trans-inclusive feminism
Synonyms: inclusionary · Antonyms: exclusionary
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIncluding (almost) everything within its scope.
adjectiveIncluding the extremes as well as the area between.
adjectiveOf, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
adjectiveIncluding or accepting those belonging to a particular group.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveincluding much or everything; and especially including stated limits
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
- Proto-Italic*klaudō
- Latinclaudō
- Latininclūdō
- Latininclūsus
- Medieval Latininclūsīvus
- Middle Frenchinclusif
- Englishinclusive
Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian включително
- включително (vključitelno)including the extremes as well as the area between
Catalan inclusiu
- inclusiuincluding (almost) everything within its scope
Chinese Mandarin 包含式
- 包含式 (bāohánshì)of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed
Dutch inclusief
- inclusiefincluding (almost) everything within its scope
Finnish kattava, mukaan lukien
- kattavaincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- mukaan lukienincluding the extremes as well as the area between
French inclusif, inclusif
- inclusifincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- inclusifof, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed
German vollständig, vollumfänglich
- vollständigincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- vollumfänglichincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- allumfassendincluding (almost) everything within its scope
Italian inclusivo, incluso
- inclusivoincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- inclusoincluding the extremes as well as the area between
Malay inklusif, terangkum
- inklusifincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- terangkumincluding (almost) everything within its scope
Māori kauawhi
- kauawhiincluding (almost) everything within its scope
Persian شامل
- شامل (šâmel)including (almost) everything within its scope
Polish włącznie
- włącznieincluding the extremes as well as the area between
Portuguese inclusivo, inclusivo
- inclusivoincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- inclusivoof, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed
Spanish inclusivo, inclusive
- inclusivoincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- inclusiveincluding the extremes as well as the area between
Swedish fullständig, allomfattande
- fullständigincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- allomfattandeincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- omfattandeincluding (almost) everything within its scope
Turkish dahil, dâhil
- dahilincluding (almost) everything within its scope
- dâhilincluding (almost) everything within its scope
Cite this entry
inclusive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusive
“inclusive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inclusive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusive.
Source: inclusive on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.