Textual thesaurus for "encompassing"

(adj) circumferent, surrounding

closely encircling

encompassing mountain ranges; the surrounding countryside

(adj) broad, blanket, extensive, panoptic, wide, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, across-the-board

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