encompassing

Adjective encompassing has 2 senses

• encompassing(s = adj.all) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, 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"; "granted him wide powers"
• encompassing(s = adj.all) circumferent, surrounding - closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"