1. Broad in scope or content
   - across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, extensive, panoptic, wide 
2. Closely encircling
   "encompassing mountain ranges"
   - surrounding, circumferent

1. Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
   "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"
   - embrace, comprehend, cover

See also: close, comprehensive, encompassment

Type of: include

Encyclopedia: Encompass

• Malvastrum coccineum
• Malvaviscus
• malversate
• malversation
• Malvina Hoffman
• malware
• Mam
• mama
• mama's boy
• mamba
• mambo
• mamelon
• Mameluke
• Mamet
• mamey
• mamilla
• mamillary body
• mamma
• mamma's boy
• mammal
• mammal family
• mammal genus
• mammal Semnopithecus
• Mammalia
• mammalian