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across the board

a·cross the board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kraws, uh-kros stressed th ee bawrd, bohrd]
    • /əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs stressed ði bɔrd, boʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kraws, uh-kros stressed th ee bawrd, bohrd]
    • /əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs stressed ði bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of across the board words

  • phrase across the board If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group. 3
  • adverb across the board in a way that affects all levels or classes equally 3
  • adjective across the board (of salary increases, taxation cuts, etc) affecting all levels or classes equally 3
  • adjective across the board combining win, place, and show, as a bet 3
  • adjective across the board including or affecting all classes or groups 3
  • noun across the board see across-the-board 3
See all 42 definitions of across the board

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Origin of across the board

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Across the board

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Across the board

across the board popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for across the board

adj across the board

  • sweeping — of wide range or scope.
  • all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
  • all-inclusive — All-inclusive is used to indicate that a price, especially the price of a holiday, includes all the charges and all the services offered.
  • blanket — A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
  • broad — Something that is broad is wide.

noun across the board

  • group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
  • accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
  • aggregate — An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
  • aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
  • collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
All 119 Synonyms of across the board

Antonyms for across the board

noun across the board

  • zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
  • zilch — zero; nothing: The search came up with zilch.
  • zip — zip code.
  • none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.

adj across the board

  • incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
  • needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
  • unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
  • restricted — confined; limited.
  • specific — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
All 41 Antonyms of across the board

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