everything
All that exists
The most literal meaning of everything is every thing—that is, every thing that exists in the universe.
People rarely use everything in this way, and instead use surrounding words to limit what it refers to: Write down everything he says. I’ve done everything I can to make sure she is comfortable.
When no context is provided, meaning can be inferred: Everything changed for the children after their parents’ divorce.
The expression everything from _____ to ______ suggests a wide range; I play everything from Bach to the Beatles.
The whole of something
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- completenessState of being whole
- sumAddition's result
- aggregateCombined sum total
whole · fullness · gestalt · ensemble · amalgamation · assemblage · combination · complex
What actually exists
- beingExisting as something
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- universeComplete system or domain
- creationMaking something exist
nature · world · life · matter · substance · phenomenon · actuality · manifestation
Including everything without exception
- all-inclusiveCovering every element
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
sweeping · extensive · wide-ranging · encyclopedic · holistic · full-scale · systematic · meticulous
Without any boundaries
- infiniteHaving no bounds
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- unboundedHaving no limits
vast · immeasurable · incalculable · inexhaustible · unlimited · unfathomable · eternal · interminable
Present in all places
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- widespreadExisting across many places
- all-pervadingPresent throughout entirely
inescapable · all-around · throughout · constant · prevalent · global · worldwide · all-over
entirety
The whole of something
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- completenessState of being whole
- sumAddition's result
aggregate · whole · fullness · gestalt · ensemble · amalgamation · assemblage · combination · complex · synthesis
reality
What actually exists
creation · nature · world · life · matter · substance · phenomenon · actuality · manifestation · essence
all-encompassing
Including everything without exception
- all-inclusiveCovering every element
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- thoroughComplete in every detail
complete · sweeping · extensive · wide-ranging · encyclopedic · holistic · full-scale · systematic · meticulous · in-depth
limitless
Without any boundaries
unbounded · vast · immeasurable · incalculable · inexhaustible · unlimited · unfathomable · eternal · interminable
ubiquitous
Present in all places
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- widespreadExisting across many places
all-pervading · inescapable · all-around · throughout · constant · prevalent · global · worldwide · all-over · far-reaching
- A to Zbeginning to end, start to finish, full range, the works, all-inclusive
- Absolutesabsolute, absolutely, all, always, complete
- completenesscomplete, completely, entire, totally, total
- totalityall, entirety, whole, totality, total
- trisyllablesanimal, banana, beautiful, camera, company
- quantifiersall, any, each, both, some
- everything's fineDismissive reassurance phrase
- drop everything
- everything but the kitchen sinkAlmost all possible items
- hold everythingCommand to pause instantly
- timing is everythingWhen you act determines success
- everything bagelsBread rings with mixed toppings
thing, think, ever, nothing, every, everyday, everyone, everywhere, anything