encompassing

(s) 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
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, extensive, panoptic, wide,
(s) closely encircling
- encompassing mountain ranges
- the surrounding countryside
circumferent, surrounding,

across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive blanket broad extensive panoptic wide circumferent surrounding