global
/ˈɡləʊb(ə)l
/adjective
1Relating to the whole world; worldwide: the downturn in the global economy...
- This is even more apparent to enterprises that compete internationally in a global economy.
- The global reach of the world wide web provides a clear advantage in rallying public opinion.
- They want to take full advantage of the Internet's connection to the global economy.
Synonyms
worldwide, international, world, intercontinental;
universal
2Relating to or encompassing the whole of something, or of a group of things: give students a global picture of what is involved in the task...
- Those studies also focused on university students, in a bid to get a global picture of the prevalence of dating violence.
- All players are not at this level, and one should look at the global picture.
- Measurements taken from these stations help to get a global picture of the magnetic field.
Synonyms
comprehensive, overall, general, all-inclusive, all-encompassing, encyclopedic, universal, exhaustive, blanket;
broad, wide-ranging, far-reaching, extensive, sweeping, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary
2.1 Computing Operating or applying through the whole of a file, program, etc. global searches...
- It's bothered me for a while that even as a Pro user, you don't have any kind of global access to files.
- This is useful if you are interested in detail, but there is no global search facility as such.
Rhymes
- disconfirm
- disconfirmable
- disconfirmation
- disconfirmatory
- disconform
- disconformable
- disconformed
- disconformity
- discongruity
- discongruous
- disconnect
- disconnectable
- disconnected
- disconnectedly
- disconnectedness
- disconnecter
- disconnecting engine
- disconnection
- disconnective
- disconnector
- disconnexion
- disconsent
- disconsider
- disconsideration
- disconsolacy