ACROSS THE BOARD Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ə-ˈkrȯs-ṯẖə-ˈbȯrd

Definition of across-the-board

as in general

belonging or relating to the whole an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues

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across the board

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phrase

as in overall

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time The Oscar-nominated film received a positive reception across the board.

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Scott’s performance has received across-the-board raves, but even more so than The Debut, the film itself has both fans and detractors. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 The state budget, approved in June, imposed the across-the-board limit for the next three years in a bid to stabilize state revenues. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Phrase

Colors were suitably accurate and nicely saturated, and the image offered good contrast across the board from dark to bright scenes, along with impressively good shadow detail and a sense of three-dimensionality in dark scenes. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 In his first midterm the following year, the GOP made gains across the board. — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for across-the-board

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His dip in the polling this month seems less attributable to any new policy position or statements than to just a general gloom among California residents about the state’s direction, Baldassare said.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
That’s the case in Baltimore County as well — the administrative officer is paid a flat annual salary and does not receive general increases or cost-of-living adjustments.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of general

Adjective

Brain games, crosswords and math puzzles are often promoted as ways to sharpen memory, but neurologists warn that generic exercises may not address the specific cause of mental fog.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
In the longer term, the generic industry — which represents most prescriptions filled in the United States — will continue pushing for an overhaul of the patent system brand-name drugmakers use to maintain exclusivity over their products.

— Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of generic

Adjective

Those figures largely predate the state’s move to universal free child care, which began in November 2025 and is funded by an oil and gas windfall.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
How smiling and even the openness of a smile are perceived are not universal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of universal

Adjective

That capability expanded to agriculture and meteorological purposes, eventually making Earth observation one of the most common reasons satellites and space stations are deployed into orbit today.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Other common violations include washing cars at home, filling pools and power washing, which are all disallowed.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

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