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inclusive

  • /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/

Where it comes from

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

adjective more inclusive · most inclusive

  1. Including (almost) everything within its scope. an inclusive list of data formats

    Similar: exhaustive

  2. Including the extremes as well as the area between. numbers 1 to 10 inclusive

    Opposite: exclusive

  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".

    Opposite: exclusive

  4. Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group. trans-inclusive feminism

    Similar: inclusionary · Opposite: exclusionary

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: comprehensive, inclusionary, inclusivity, inclus, cohesive, built-in, integrative, unifying, integrated, mainstreaming, holistic, integral, equal, general, integration, inclusion

Translations

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adj including (almost) everything within its scope

Españolinclusivo
Portuguêsinclusivo
Françaisinclusif
Deutschvollständig, vollumfänglich, allumfassend
Italianoinclusivo

adj including the extremes as well as the area between

Españolinclusive
Italianoincluso

adj of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed

中文包含式 bāohánshì
Portuguêsinclusivo
Françaisinclusif

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@misc{inclusive_2026,
  title = {inclusive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inclusive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}