1. (adj) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
2. (adj) encompassing(a), surrounding(a), circumferent
closely encircling
"encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"
|
Definitions of encompassing 
