forbidden word: all-inclusive
all adj. 1. We drank all the coffee: the whole of, the total of; the entire contents of, every part of. 2. All children must be asleep before Santa Claus comes: every one of, each of, each and every one of; any of, any one of;, the whole number of, the total of, the sum of; to a man. 3 In all fairness, I have to warn you of his plans: complete, total, full, entire, perfect, utter, utmost, the greatest possible.
—adv. 4 This shirt is all worn out. She’s all excited about going to the party: completely, entirely, totally, utterly, wholly, altogether; very, exceedingly, in the highest degree, fully. 5 Is that all you can carry?: everything, every item; the whole quantity, the greatest number, the whole amount, the greatest amount, the total, the entirety, the utmost possible. 6 All of us overate!: everyone, each, every member.
Ant. 1, 2 none of; some. 3 partial. 4 somewhat, partially, a little. 5 nothing, none; some. 6 no one, none; some.
include v. The meal includes main course, dessert, and coffee: contain, comprise, embrace, enfold, cover, take in, incorporate, comprehend, involve, entail, subsume.
Ant. exclude; eliminate, rule out, omit, leave out, forget.
from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.
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inclusive adj 1 : enclosing, encompassing: as a: broad in orientation or scope b: covering or intended to cover all items, costs, or services 2: comprehending the stated limits or extremes.
from Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary. Springfield, Mass., G. & C. Merriam Co, 1967.
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all-inclusive adj. including everything; comprehensive.
from dictionary.com
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Example Sentences: all-inclusive
This production — full of Kosky’s trademark cross-dressing and buoyant, all-inclusive sexual emancipation — is an intoxicating road map for fulfillment.
From Los Angeles Times
On the Discovery Cove website, it is described as an “all-inclusive day resort” which offers opportunities to swim with dolphins and snorkel among tropical fish.
From BBC
Unfair labor practice strikes have precedent, he said, and go beyond “seemingly all-inclusive” no-strike clauses in contracts.
From Los Angeles Times
But in this instance — as opposed to, say, the year-end awards race — “international cinema” is an all-inclusive label.
From New York Times
Those who sign up for a payment play or pay in full before April 1 will be eligible to win an all-inclusive trip to the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit.
From Seattle Times
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Omni totaling / the exclusion of nothing / entails all there is
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