encompassing

Meaning of encompassing

verb
  1. To form a circle around; to encircle.
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
    This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
  4. To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
    Drake encompassed the globe.

Information about encompassing

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of encompassing

en-com-pass-ing

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
  • encompassing is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

encompassing synonyms

Meaning across-the-board:

blanket, broad, extensive, panoptic, wide

Meaning surrounding:

surrounding, circumferent

Meaning :

embrace, comprehend

Words that rhyme with encompassing

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