Overarching - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com When something is overarching, it affects or includes everything While your novel touches on a lot of subjects and ideas, its overarching theme is the importance of friendship When it's used figuratively, this adjective describes a quality that influences every single part of something
overarching - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective overarching (comparative more overarching, superlative most overarching) Arching over; that forms an arch overhead the overarching sky (figurative) Dominating or covering something for the most part Synonyms: all-embracing, all-encompassing the overarching idea of a work