encyclopaedic
Covering all knowledge
Encyclopaedic describes knowledge or coverage that is comprehensive and wide-ranging, like an encyclopedia: an encyclopaedic knowledge of baseball statistics, The book offers an encyclopaedic survey of Victorian literature.
The spelling is British; American English prefers encyclopedic.
Someone with encyclopaedic knowledge seems to know something about everything.
Covering all possibilities
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- detailedFull of specifics
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
extensive · complete · systematic · inclusive · sweeping · panoramic · holistic · broad
Condensed reference collection
- almanacYearly data compilation
- atlasBound collection of charts
- gazetteerDictionary of locations
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
dictionary · handbook · directory · thesaurus · index · catalogue · bibliography · anthology
Profoundly knowledgeable
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- academicRelating to education or theory
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- pedanticExcessively concerned with minor rules
bookish · well-read · lettered · knowledgeable · educated · studious · scholarly · professorial
Extremely large in scope
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- expansiveCovering a large area
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- voluminousOf great size
monumental · limitless · colossal · mammoth · prodigious · staggering · enormous · infinite
Knowledge about something
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- dataFacts for analysis
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
scholarship · expertise · understanding · insight · comprehension · learning · cognition · breadth
exhaustive
Covering all possibilities
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- detailedFull of specifics
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
wide-ranging · extensive · complete · systematic · inclusive · sweeping · panoramic · holistic · broad · full
compendium
Condensed reference collection
lexicon · dictionary · handbook · directory · thesaurus · index · catalogue · bibliography · anthology · archive
erudite
Profoundly knowledgeable
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- academicRelating to education or theory
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
pedantic · bookish · well-read · lettered · knowledgeable · educated · studious · scholarly · professorial · cerebral
immense
Extremely large in scope
voluminous · monumental · limitless · colossal · mammoth · prodigious · staggering · enormous · infinite · epic
information
Knowledge about something
erudition · scholarship · expertise · understanding · insight · comprehension · learning · cognition · breadth · depth
encyclopaedicnarrow
Of small width
limited · restricted · partial · incomplete · selective
encyclopaedicnarrow
Of small width
specialized · specialist · limited · restricted · focused
encyclopaedicsuperficial
Lacking depth or substance
cursory · shallow · summary · brief · perfunctory
- walking encyclopaediaPerson with extensive knowledge