Meaning

Concerning all parts of the world..

Definitions by Sense

1. Concerning all parts of the world.
2. (not comparable) Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal:
3. Spherical, ball-shaped.
4. (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
5. (computing) A globally scoped identifier.
6. In the global manner; world-wide.

Example Sentences

Pollution is a global problem.

World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the War on Terror are global conflicts.

Some rights are more global than others; social rights in particular do not seem to globalise easily.

It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].

The first account that is created when you sign up is the global Administrator.

In the center was a small, global mass.

Coca-Cola, for example, shifted its stance, unsuccessfully, between “think global, act global” and “think local, act local” during the tenures of three different CEOs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Word Forms

• more global
• most global
• globals

Synonyms for global

Antonyms for global

Related Words

When Should You Use Global?

Use global when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

Practice This Word

Frequently Asked Questions