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all-round

all-round
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awl round]
    • /ɔl raʊnd/
    • /ɔːl raʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl round]
    • /ɔl raʊnd/

Definitions of all-round word

  • adjective all-round An all-round person is good at a lot of different skills, academic subjects, or sports. 3
  • adjective all-round All-round means doing or relating to all aspects of a job or activity. 3
  • phrase all-round You say all round to emphasize that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group. 3
  • adjective all-round efficient in all respects, esp in sport; versatile 3
  • adjective all-round comprehensive; many-sided; not narrow 3
  • abbreviation ALL-ROUND all-around 3

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Parts of speech for All-round

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

all-round popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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.

Synonyms for all-round

adj all-round

  • comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
  • global — pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace.
  • all-around — You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.
  • 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.
  • broad — Something that is broad is wide.

Antonyms for all-round

adj all-round

  • limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.

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