inclusiveness

noun

as in comprehensiveness

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Recent Examples of inclusiveness For its part, Beijing touts the openness and inclusiveness of its World AI Cooperation Organization. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 For example, Microsoft’s responsible AI principles name accountability, fairness, inclusiveness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, and transparency as its core commitments for designing and releasing AI technologies. — Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Members must commit to progress in three areas — building climate resilience, preserving resources and fostering inclusiveness — and are required to report on progress on a regular basis. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 The group’s growth might be due to the sense of inclusiveness that becomes especially noticeable on the staircase. — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Many Black parishioners who joined the Peoples Temple attested to the church’s racial inclusiveness. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Some of Missouri’s strengths include its ratings in air quality and worker protections, while other weaknesses include its ratings in health and inclusiveness. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 Arkansas also does poorly on inclusiveness, with some of the weakest anti-discrimination protections in the country, according to data compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Many Black female-identifying dark academia creators began inviting other BIPOC and underrepresented people to their social media spaces to foster diversity and inclusiveness. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclusiveness
  1. comprehensiveness
  2. thoroughness
  3. soundness
Noun
  • Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector.
    — Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of comprehensiveness
Noun
  • Brightline is questioning the report’s methodology and thoroughness, noting the consultants did not speak to anyone at the rail company.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But critics have noted that trust has begun to erode as Michelin accepts cash in exchange for coverage, and accusations of AI use would further undermine the rigor and thoroughness on which Michelin has built its reputation.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughness
Noun
  • The allegations could call into question the soundness of criminal cases based on the involved officers’ arrests.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The court is confident in the soundness of the proceedings and the integrity of the judges.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of soundness

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“Inclusiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclusiveness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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