COVER-ALL Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

cover-all

adjective

ˈkə-vər-ˌȯl

Definition of cover-all

as in comprehensive

covering everything or all important points a detailed plan for cover-all health insurance

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Recent Examples of cover-all Also available are Laser Loon cover-all stickers that existing cardholders can request instead of the new cards and without needing to create new library accounts. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Feb. 2024

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Since the warehouse fire is so recent and cleanup has just begun, Jegede said the precise impact on gardens can’t be measured until comprehensive soil tests are conducted in the area.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
According to the National Endowment for the Arts, which conducts the most comprehensive survey of the nation’s reading habits, fewer than half of all adults reported having read a book of any kind in 2022.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of comprehensive

Adjective

After landing, Marine One flew Trump to a panoramic gorge in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, in the North Dakota badlands, touching down on the Painted Canyon overlook.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
Those images featured sleek, low-slung villas with panoramic windows integrated into the Mediterranean cliffside.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of panoramic

Adjective

Roupp fought to stay in the game and record the first complete game of his career, but at 104 pitches, Vitello went to his bullpen to seal the blowout win instead of pushing his starter.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
These days, a complete Wirkkala set can fetch upwards of $3,600.

— Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of complete

Adjective

But the projects often require extensive structural, plumbing, mechanical and redesign work that can make the project more complicated than building new housing from scratch.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Canonization is the process through which a deceased individual may become a saint, or is confirmed through an extensive research process to be in heaven.

— Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026

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