Overarching Definition

ōvər-ärchĭng
adjective
Forming an arch above or overhead.
Webster's New World
Encompassing, extensive, or general.
An overarching principle; an overarching theme.
American Heritage
Encompassing or linking all that is within its scope, range, etc.
An overarching theory, theme, etc.
Webster's New World

(by extension) All-embracing or overwhelming.

The work attains narrative continuity, variety in its stories, and unity through the overarching idea of metamorphosis.
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verb

Present participle of overarch.

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Overarching Sentence Examples

  • A blue-robed man, whose fittest roof is the overarching sky which reflects his serenity.

  • The overarching benefit of making your baby's food is that it gives you the opportunity to provide your child with optimal ingredients at a lower cost than purchasing premade food.

  • Does your home have an overarching theme?

  • Can overarching dogmas - such as Communism - deliver the kind of utopia claimed for it?

  • One overarching defense of fluffy lace fashion is that in many ways infant girls remain indistinguishable from infant boys at first glance.

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