Difference between Broad and Encompassing

BROAD vs ENCOMPASSING: NOUN

A woman, especially one who is sexually promiscuous; -- usually considered offensive.
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
A wide flat part, as of one's hand.
A woman or girl.
Slang term for a woman
The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.
The broad part of anything.
An English coin first issued in 1619 by James I., and worth at the time 20s. The coin was also issued subsequently. Also called laurel and broad-piece.
In mech., a tool used for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders in the lathe.
A shallow, fenny lake formed by the expansion of a river over adjacent flat land covered more or less with a reedy growth; a flooded fen, or lake in a fen: as, the Norfolk broads.

(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
Lacking subtlety; obvious
Not detailed or specific
Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
Broad in scope or content
Wide in extent from side to side.
Strikingly regional or dialectal.
Having a certain width from side to side.
Full; open.
Covering a wide scope; general.
Liberal; tolerant.
Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.
Plain and clear; obvious.
Vulgar; ribald.
Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.
Large in expanse; spacious.
Originally a pheon. See Pheon, and Broad arrow under Arrow.
See under Acre.
Strongly marked.
Cross; coarse; indelicate.
Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
Very large in expanse or scope
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
Extending far and wide; extensive; vast.
Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow.
Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.

Large superficially; extensive; vast: as, the broad expanse of ocean.
Widely; copiously; abundantly.
Broadly; fully.
To make broad; spread.
Wide; having great breadth, as distinguished from length and thickness; used absolutely, having much width or breadth; not narrow: as, a strip no broader than one's hand; a broad river or street.
In the fine arts, characterized by breadth: as, a picture remarkable for the broad treatment of its subject. See breadth, 3.
Plain; evident.
Characterized by a full, strong utterance; coarsely vigorous; not weak or slender in sound: as, broad Scotch; broad Doric; a broad vowel, such as ä or â or ō.
Unrestrained by fear or caution; bold; unreserved.
Broadly; openly; plainly.
Unrestrained by a sense of propriety or fitness; unpolished; loutish.
Unconfined; free; unrestrained.
Being at a peak or culminating point
Lacking subtlety
Obvious
Widely diffused; open; full: as, in broad sunshine; broad daylight.
Large in measure or degree; not small or slight; ample; consummate.
Specifically Inclined to the Broad Church, or to the views held by the Broad-Church party of the Church of England. See Episcopal.
Figuratively, not limited or narrow; liberal; comprehensive; enlarged: as, a man of broad views.
Unrestrained by considerations of decency; indelicate; indecent.

Full, Blanket, Fanlike, Nationwide, General, Panoptic, Heavy, Unspecific, Clear, Deep, Sweeping, Encompassing, Large, Comprehensive, Wide

Comprising, Includes, Covering, Spanning, All inclusive, All encompassing, All embracing, Across the board, Close, Blanket, Surrounding, Wide, Panoptic, Broad, Comprehensive

Full, Blanket, Fanlike, Nationwide, General, Panoptic, Heavy, Unspecific, Clear, Deep, Sweeping, Encompassing, Large, Comprehensive, Wide

Consisting, Comprising, Includes, Spanning, All inclusive, All encompassing, All embracing, Across the board, Close, Blanket, Surrounding, Wide, Panoptic, Broad, Comprehensive

These fall into a number of broad categories.
International humanitarian law provides broad protection for children.
Delaware corporation should be clear and sufficiently broad.
The broad shouldered and heavily muscled man asked.
It reviews broad concepts associated with green cities.
Of course my remarks are a broad generalization.
Though the rules of discovery are very broad, this does not mean that the other side can make burdensome or overly broad requests.
Learn more about the broad match in our broad match guide.
Example: The agency routinely receives broad requests for communications relating to numerous broad topics.
Broad dispositions, broad aspirations: the intersection of personality traits and major life goals.

Encompassing two thousand years of history, prestigious academic.
Plus a fifth line encompassing all four areas.
Homework for me encompassing a wide variety cultures!
Free Trade Area encompassing Australia and New Zealand.
Zone glistering, But a far fairer world encompassing.
The report was all encompassing and very informative.
This job is all encompassing, but financially rewarding.
Russian and German laws by encompassing lesbian acts.
The Yanyuwa system, however, is more all encompassing.
Product development, encompassing analysis, design, development, encompassing analysis design.