encompass
Surround on all sides
Encompass means to surround or enclose completely: Mountains encompass the valley.
More often it means to include or contain within a larger whole: The course encompasses history, literature, and philosophy.
The word suggests comprehensive coverage—an encyclopedia encompasses human knowledge, a job description encompasses all required duties.
Closed curve shape
- circleCurved closed shape
- envelopSurround and cover fully
- wrapEnclose by winding around
- girdleBody-shaping undergarment
border · enclose · hem in · bound · circumscribe · fence · cordon · skirt
Make part of
- compriseInclude as parts
- containHold within limits
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- embraceHold closely in arms
subsume · embody · cover · involve · entail · integrate · absorb · comprehend
Extent of variation
- extentRange or magnitude
- breadthExtent across something
- reachExtend to touch
- spanDistance between endpoints
spectrum · coverage · expanse · sweep · domain · purview · ambit · parameters
Complete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- inclusiveCovering all members
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
wide-ranging · sweeping · broad · extensive · full-scale · universal · total · panoramic
ring
Closed curve shape
girdle · border · enclose · hem in · bound · circumscribe · fence · cordon · skirt · flank
include
Make part of
- compriseInclude as parts
- containHold within limits
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
embrace · subsume · embody · cover · involve · entail · integrate · absorb · comprehend · take in
range
Extent of variation
span · spectrum · coverage · expanse · sweep · domain · purview · ambit · parameters · bounds
thorough
Complete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- inclusiveCovering all members
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
complete · wide-ranging · sweeping · broad · extensive · full-scale · universal · total · panoramic · all-inclusive