catch-all
Holds everything else
A catch-all is something designed to include or cover a wide variety of items, cases, or possibilities: a catch-all drawer for odds and ends, a catch-all category for expenses that don't fit elsewhere.
As an adjective, it describes terms or provisions meant to encompass anything not specifically addressed: The contract included a catch-all clause.
Of various sorts
- sundryOf assorted kinds
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- variedDiffering in type
- mixedBlended from varied elements
eclectic · diverse · heterogeneous · motley · patchwork · jumbled · random · hodgepodge
Addressing interconnected wholes
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- encyclopedicCovering all branches of knowledge
omnibus · blanket · overarching · universal · panoptic · synoptic · exhaustive · inclusive
Storage or disposal vessel
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- boxLidded storage container
- folderContainer for loose papers
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
repository · receptacle · catchbasin · dustbin · spillover · overflow · residual · leftover
assorted
Of various sorts
- sundryOf assorted kinds
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- variedDiffering in type
mixed · eclectic · diverse · heterogeneous · motley · patchwork · jumbled · random · hodgepodge · potpourri
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
encyclopedic · omnibus · blanket · overarching · universal · panoptic · synoptic · exhaustive · inclusive · compendious
bin
Storage or disposal vessel
bucket · repository · receptacle · catchbasin · dustbin · spillover · overflow · residual · leftover · remainder
- catch-allsmiscellaneous, miscellany, grab bag, hodgepodge, mixed bag
- generalizationsgeneralization, generalisation, stereotype, blanket statement, oversimplification
- Email Serversmail server, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, MTA
- versatilityversatile, adaptable, flexible, multipurpose, flexibility
- generalistsgeneralist, polymath, renaissance woman, renaissance person, factotum
catch-allspecific
Clearly defined, not vague
targeted · specialized · niche · precise · particular
catch-allsystematic
Following ordered procedures
methodical · rigorous · meticulous · well-defined · discrete
catch-allexclusive
Limited to one group
selective · restrictive · discriminating · curated · filtered