all-around
adjective
variants
or less commonly all-round
1
: considered in or encompassing all aspects : comprehensive
the best all-around performance so far
2
: competent in many fields
an all-around performer
3
: having general utility or merit
an all-around tool
all around
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of all-around in a Sentence
an all-around garden rake that adjusts for any raking task, from raking lawns to delicate flower beds
this saw has the top rating for all-around performance, but for small detail work it might not be your best choice
an all-around player, as skilled on the pitcher's mound as he is at the batting plate
Recent Examples on the Web
The DreamCloud Classic Hybrid mattress was an all-around high achiever, earning our top spot.
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Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
As of 2023, small businesses comprised 99.9% of all U.S. companies and employed 61.7 million Americans, totaling 46.4% of private sector employees, thus demonstrating how decentralized power can feed all-around growth.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Nearly three months after helping Team USA win gold in the team final (and grabbing bronze in the uneven bars and in the all-around), the gymnast has made the leap to the Big Apple, and is aiming for new goals outside of the gym.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Those roasted include the suburban fixation on uniformity, the capriciousness of the media and the negligence and all-around laziness of law enforcement.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
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Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
As of 2023, small businesses comprised 99.9% of all U.S. companies and employed 61.7 million Americans, totaling 46.4% of private sector employees, thus demonstrating how decentralized power can feed all-around growth.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Nearly three months after helping Team USA win gold in the team final (and grabbing bronze in the uneven bars and in the all-around), the gymnast has made the leap to the Big Apple, and is aiming for new goals outside of the gym.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Those roasted include the suburban fixation on uniformity, the capriciousness of the media and the negligence and all-around laziness of law enforcement.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for all-around
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“All-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-around. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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