ENGLISH DICTIONARY

All-around

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: All-around is an adjective meaning (idiomatic) Able to do many or all things well.

Meaning

(idiomatic) Able to do many or all things well.

More Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Comprehensive in extent.
  2. (idiomatic) Generally, broadly.
  3. (sports) A gymnastic event featuring several individual exercises.

Example Sentences

an all-around better player than me
He is said to be a greater hunter and an all around sport.
But it was as an all-around performer that Gill established his reputation.
Vacation with pay, annual passes, and all around better working conditions.

Synonyms for all-around

Depending on context, synonyms include versatile, comprehensive, well-rounded, all-round.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include all-round, comprehensive, well-rounded, across-the-board, overall, all-encompassing.

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