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all

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adjective

all

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pronoun

as in everyone
every person a joyous holiday to one and all!

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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How is the word all distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of all are entire, total, and whole. While all these words mean "including everything or everyone without exception," all may equal whole, entire, or total.

all proceeds go to charity

When might entire be a better fit than all?

The synonyms entire and all are sometimes interchangeable, but entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added.

the entire population was wiped out

When could total be used to replace all?

In some situations, the words total and all are roughly equivalent. However, total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered.

the total number of people present

Where would whole be a reasonable alternative to all?

While in some cases nearly identical to all, whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away.

read the whole book

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of all
Adverb
Cena, Brooks, Holland, Agee, and Stroma are all back for S2, along with Nhut Lee as Judomaster and Eagly, of course. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025 Alix Earle's summer is all about good vibes, great company and something to share under the sun. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
Also while at Kansas, Townsend has coached 13 NBA Draft lottery selections, more than 30 overall NBA draftees and 70 all-Big 12 Jayhawks. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025 This touchscreen laptop is big on power, but small in stature thanks to a Ryzen 7 CPU and an all-metal chassis weighing only 3.62 pounds. Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all
Adverb
  • Apparently, everything in the United States of America is operating at amazing and unprecedented levels of pure excellence, because the president has turned his attention to a topic that isn't quite vitally important for the enrichment and well-being of the nation's people: Sports team nicknames.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 21 July 2025
  • But there quite clearly remains a lot of work to do.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 July 2025
Adverb
  • The House and Senate each passed the BBB by razor thin margins with most votes on party lines.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • The Spaniard and the American each rocked a Rolex watch during the award ceremonies at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, France, yesterday, Hodinkee reported.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Her parents are too busy to give her undivided attention, her best friend Vali is starting to hang out more with a classmate who’s often unkind, and her favorite teacher is retiring.
    Caroline Carlson August 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Even five minutes of undivided attention can go a long way.
    Mark Travers, CNBC, 13 July 2025
Adverb
  • The yard art in Bisbee is rough around the edges and fully part of its landscape-sun-faded, dust-covered, alive with personality.
    Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
  • Once exposed, that kind of information is almost impossible to fully retrieve or erase: disappearing into the vastness of cyberspace.
    Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • Letscher’s more-than-endearing script runs the entire gamut of emotions without ever feeling manipulative or treacly, and pulls it all off in less than 90 minutes – an incredible feat.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
  • The incidents in the last three months of 2023 surpassed the entire number of incidents recorded in 2022, and 2024 had the highest number of antisemitic incidents the chapter has recorded in its 12-year existence.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • The history of chicken wings still sparks a debate, but the dish arose in the 1960s and flourished in the 1980s as the cooking of whole chickens declined and consumers began preferring chicken breasts in entrées.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Responses ranged from poignant to hilarious—after all, learning how to take care of a whole new human while still healing physically and emotionally is an experience that often hits both those emotional notes all in the space of a day.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 July 2025
Adverb
  • Newcastle United had the summer window mapped out perfectly.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 29 July 2025
  • But how do Love Island producers seem to find a song that perfectly matches a moment on the show?
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 29 July 2025
Adverb
  • Heckerling’s inventive, bespoke Valley Girl lingo is totally peerless.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
  • Cameron has confirmed that the third film will focus again on Sully, Neytiri, and their kids, who won’t have totally aged out of their roles thanks to Cameron filming Avatar: The Way of Water and its sequel simultaneously, beginning in 2017.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 July 2025

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“All.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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