all-or-nothing
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
all-or-nothing
adjective
-
Being or relating to a situation where a dichotomy (a binary state) pertains: either of two poles is instantiated, with no intermediate state (e.g., a mixture or syncretism) being possible or being permitted.
Near-synonyms: black-and-white, dichotomous, all-or-none
Similar: black-and-white, dichotomous, all-or-none
-
Being or relating to a project that will either succeed completely or fail completely.
A crewed moonshot is an all-or-nothing affair: either they get to the moon and back alive, or they don't.
Similar: black-and-white, dichotomous, all-or-none
Translations
Every language
adj Translations
| Español | todo o nada |
|---|---|
| Português | tudo ou nada, ou oito, ou oitenta |
| Français | tout ou rien, quitte ou double, ça passe ou ça casse |
| Deutsch | alles oder nichts |
| Italiano | tutto o niente |
| Ελληνικά | όλα ή τίποτα óla í típota |
| Română | totul sau nimic |
| Русский | пан или пропал pan ili propal, грудь в крестах или голова в кустах grudʹ v krestax ili golova v kustax |
Talk about this word "all-or-nothing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/all-or-nothing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. all-or-nothing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/all-or-nothing "all-or-nothing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/all-or-nothing.Cite this
@misc{all_or_nothing_2026,
title = {all-or-nothing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all-or-nothing},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
