A to Z
The entire gamut
A to Z describes something that covers a subject completely, from beginning to end.
The phrase references the first and last letters of the alphabet, suggesting comprehensive or exhaustive treatment.
The guide offers an A to Z of French cooking.
As an adjective, it modifies nouns to indicate thoroughness: an A to Z reference book.
The phrase may also appear as A-to-Z or A–Z, particularly in titles.
The complete set
- gamutFull range of something
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- entiretyThe whole of something
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
whole · range · full · scope · span · breadth · sweep · exhaustive
Alphabetical guide to contents
- archiveStored historical records
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- organizationStructured group with purpose
filing · documentation · inventory · listing · sorting · collation · enumeration · codification
Alphabetic characters or mail
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- abcFirst three letters
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
characters · glyphs · script · calligraphy · typography · handwriting · typeface · orthography
everything
The complete set
totality · whole · range · full · scope · span · breadth · sweep · exhaustive · comprehensive
index
Alphabetical guide to contents
- archiveStored historical records
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
organization · filing · documentation · inventory · listing · sorting · collation · enumeration · codification · databasing
letters
Alphabetic characters or mail
phonics · characters · glyphs · script · calligraphy · typography · handwriting · typeface · orthography · transcription
- end-to-end phrasesfront to back, end to end, nose to tail, bumper to bumper, stem to stern
- filing systemsfiling systems, filing cabinets, file cabinets, manila folders, tickler file
- Letter sequencesABC, alphabetical order, XYZ
- alphabetsLatin, vowels, Latin alphabet, Greek alphabet, Roman alphabet
- ABC booksABC, alphabet, letter A, letter B, letter C
- sorting orderssorted, sort order, ascending, descending, alphabetical
A to Zpartial
Favoring one side
incomplete · selective · fragmentary · piecemeal · abridged
A to Zbackward
Toward what's behind
in reverse · reversed · backwards · reverse order · out of order