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all around
[awl-uh-round] 
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adaptable
[uh-dap-tuh-buhl]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able and usually willing to change |
| Synonyms: | AC-DC, adjustable, all around, alterable, can-do, changeable, compliant, conformable, convertible, ductile, easy-going, flexible, hanging loose, malleable, modifiable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, resilient, supple, switch-hitting, tractable, variable, versatile |
| Antonyms: | inflexible, intractable, nonconforming, unadaptable |
| Main Entry: | competent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able |
| Synonyms: | adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked* |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | convenient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearby |
| Synonyms: | accessible, adjacent, adjoining, all around, at elbows, at fingertips, at hand, available, central, close, close at hand, close-by, contiguous, easy to reach, handy, immediate, in neighborhood, next, next door, nigh, on deck, on tap, under one's nose, within reach |
| Antonyms: | distant, far, inconvenient, out-of-the-way, unavailable |
| Main Entry: | everywhere |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in all places |
| Synonyms: | all around, all over, all over creation, all over the map, far and wide, here and there, here till Sunday, high and low, in all quarters, in each place, in every direction, in every place, inside and out, near and far, omnipresent, overall, pole to pole, the world over, throughout, ubiquitous, ubiquitously, universally, wherever |
| Antonyms: | nowhere |
| Main Entry: | finished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cultivated, refined |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, all-around, classic, consummate, cultured, elegant, expert, exquisite, flawless, impeccable, many-sided, masterly, perfected, polished, professional, proficient, skilled, smooth, suave, urbane, versatile |
| Antonyms: | crude, uncultivated, unfinished, unrefined, unsophisticated |
| Main Entry: | general |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comprehensive |
| Synonyms: | across-the-board, all-around, all-embracing, all-inclusive, ample, blanket, broad, catholic, collective, comprehending, diffuse, ecumenical, encyclopedic, endless, extensive, far-reaching, generic, global, inclusive, indiscriminate, infinite, limitless, miscellaneous, overall, panoramic, sweeping, taken as a whole, total, ubiquitous, unconfined, universal, unlimited, wide, worldwide |
| Antonyms: | circumscribed, limited |
| Main Entry: | global |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldwide, all-encompassing |
| Synonyms: | all-around, all-inclusive, all-out, blanket, catholic, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, earthly, ecumenical, encyclopedic, exhaustive, general, grand, international, mundane, overall, pandemic, planetary, spherical, sweeping, thorough, total, unbounded, universal, unlimited, world |
| Antonyms: | individual, limited, local |
| Main Entry: | inclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all-encompassing, all-embracing |
| Synonyms: | across-the-board, all the options, all together, all-around, ball-of-wax, blanket*, broad, catchall, comprehensive, encyclopedic, full, general, global, in toto, overall, sweeping, umbrella*, wall-to-wall, whole, without exception |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, incomprehensive, narrow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | panoramic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sweeping |
| Synonyms: | all-around, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, bird's-eye, blanket, broad, complete, comprehensive, far-reaching, full, panned, scenic, wide-ranging |
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