all encompassing
/ˌɔl.ɛnˈkʌm.pə.sɪŋ/
adjective
- Including everything; total and complete.
- The new policy is an all-encompassing plan to improve public transportation.
- The storm had an all-encompassing effect on the entire region.
- Her all-encompassing knowledge of the subject made her the best teacher.
- Overwhelmingly dominant or powerful in influence.
- The all-encompassing silence in the library was broken by a single cough.
- His all-encompassing fear of failure stopped him from trying new things.
- The company's all-encompassing control of the market worried regulators.