panoptic

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/pænˈɒptɪk/

adjective

All-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.

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panopticalvisibleseeableacross-the-boardall-embracingall-encompassingall-inclusiveblanket
OriginEnglish optic ← Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pánts →
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Meanings

adjectivepanoptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAll-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.

    Divested of egotistic obsession, an ordinary human being could achieve the panoptic vision of a sage.

    2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 340

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveincluding everything visible in one view

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panopticalvisibleseeable

adjectivebroad in scope or content

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across-the-boardall-embracingall-encompassingall-inclusiveblanketbroadencompassingextensivewidecomprehensive
Also see
across-the-boardall-embracingall-encompassingall-inclusiveblanketbroadextensivepanopticalwide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Englishoptic
  8. Englishpanoptic

From pan- + optic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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