Overarching and Total

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Total and overarching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Total" instead an adjective "Overarching".

Nearby Word: overarched

Total adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.

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Overarching and total are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overarching" instead an adjective "Total".

Nearby Words: totaled, tot, totality, totaling, totalled

There was an overarching quest, with a time limit, but if you didn't finish in time, that was merely a suboptimal ending, not a total defeat.

Source: Sliding Scale of Linearity vs. Openness

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Total and Overarching. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/overarching/total

Overarching & Total. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/overarching/total>.

Total or Overarching. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/overarching/total.

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