Definitions

all over

Part of Speech:

All (13) Adjective (7) Adverb (4) Noun (2)

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affectionate adj.
complete adj.
done adj.
throughout adj.
pandemic adj.
ubiquitous adj.
universal adj.
around adv.
everywhere adv.
overall adv.
universally adv.
anyplace n.
anywhere n.

ADJECTIVE

affectionate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

caring friendly loving sympathetic warm warmhearted

WEAK

attached crazy over dear devoted doting fond huggy kind lovey-dovey mushy nutty about partial soft on tender

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aloof cold cool uncaring unfeeling unfriendly unsociable

WEAK

antagonistic disliking undemonstrative

ADJECTIVE

complete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

entire full perfect sweeping

STRONG

accomplished achieved attained compassed concluded consummate done down effected ended executed realized terminated

WEAK

all over but the shouting all-embracing all-inclusive done with fini finished off full-fledged home free plenary that's it through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incomplete part

STRONG

unfinished

WEAK

defective deficient imperfect lacking missing needy short wanting

ADJECTIVE

done

Synonyms

STRONG

complete completed concluded consummated depleted drained effected ended executed exhausted fixed fulfilled perfected performed realized rendered set spent succeeded terminated wired wrought

WEAK

a wrap all in brought about brought to pass buttoned-up compassed over through used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

incomplete indefinite unfinished unfixed unfulfilled unused

WEAK

undone

ADJECTIVE

throughout

Synonyms

WEAK

all the time all through around at full length completely during every bit everyplace everywhere far and near far and wide for the duration from beginning to end from end to end from one end to the other from start to finish from the start from the word go high and low in all respects in every place in everything inside and out on all accounts over overall right through round the whole time through the whole of to the end up and down

ADJECTIVE

pandemic

Synonyms

STRONG

broad catholic common comprehensive cosmopolitan empyrean general generic regular sweeping total whole

WEAK

accepted all all-embracing all-inclusive astronomical celestial cosmic customary diffuse ecumenical extensive global multinational mundane omnipresent planetary prevalent stellar terrestrial ubiquitous undisputed unlimited unrestricted usual widespread worldly worldwide

Antonyms

STRONG

abnormal exclusive extraordinary incomplete individual infrequent narrow partial particular rare specific uncommon unusual

ADJECTIVE

ubiquitous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

everywhere omnipresent pervasive universal

WEAK

ubiquitary wall-to-wall

Antonyms

WEAK

rare scarce

ADJECTIVE

universal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broad common comprehensive extensive global prevalent ubiquitous unlimited

STRONG

catholic cosmopolitan empyrean general generic regular sweeping total whole

WEAK

accepted all all-embracing all-inclusive astronomical celestial cosmic customary diffuse ecumenical multinational mundane omnipresent planetary stellar terrestrial undisputed unrestricted usual widespread worldly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

limited narrow rare restricted scarce uncommon

STRONG

abnormal exclusive extraordinary incomplete individual partial particular specific unusual

WEAK

confined local

ADVERB

around

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about everywhere over

WEAK

any which way encompassing in the vicinity in this area neighboring throughout

ADVERB

everywhere

Synonyms

STRONGEST

far and wide here and there omnipresent ubiquitous

WEAK

all around all over creation all over the map here till Sunday high and low in all quarters in each place in every direction in every place inside and out near and far overall pole to pole the world over throughout ubiquitously universally wherever

Antonyms

WEAK

nowhere

ADVERB

overall

Synonyms

WEAK

chiefly everyplace everywhere generally speaking in the long run largely mainly mostly on the whole predominantly primarily principally throughout

Antonyms

WEAK

incomplete narrow

ADVERB

universally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

always globally

WEAK

without exception

Antonyms

WEAK

especially sometimes specifically

NOUN

anyplace

Synonyms

STRONG

anywhere

WEAK

everywhere in any place in whatever place wherever

NOUN

anywhere

Synonyms

STRONG

anyplace

WEAK

everywhere in any place in whatever place wherever

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all over

Last summer their gross transfer spend was £71m which was dwarfed by Manchester, City, Chelsea and Arsenal who were all over £200m while Wolves, who finished bottom last season, were £109m.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Pringles, Burger King all went with ultra-minimal redesigns, as if anyone would see Pringles as a forward-thinking tech company and not the perfect contraption to get sour cream–and–onion dust all over your hands.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Dogs travel from all over to get here, from Las Vegas to Dubai.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Exports surged 23.9% in the 12 months from July 2025, but that will only heighten concerns about “China Shock 2.0” that have economies all over the world contemplating draconian restrictions on Chinese trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Yep,” Karl replied, nodding vigorously, and grinning triumphantly all over his face.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

all over

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