inclusive

/ɪnˈkluːsɪv/
adjective

Including (almost) everything within its scope.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Including (almost) everything within its scope.

    “an inclusive list of data formats”

  2. Including the extremes as well as the area between.

    “numbers 1 to 10 inclusive”

  3. Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.

    “The pronoun in "If you want, we could go back to my place for coffee" is an inclusive "we".”

  4. Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.

    “trans-inclusive feminism”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
exhaustiveinclusionary
Opposite
exclusiveexclusionary

INCLUSIVE at a glance

INCLUSIVE has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + C 3 + L 1 + U 1 + S 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,348 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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