Positive word
Positive synonyms for inclusivity
2 meanings here, and which alternative fits which situation.
13 alternatives 2 meanings 9 have their own page Updated
Before you choose
Inclusivity is about treatment, not headcount. Diversity describes who is in the room; inclusivity describes whether each of them can take part fully.
Show it rather than claim it. Ramps, captions, flexible schedules, and food everyone can eat say more than the word inclusive.
In US workplace writing, inclusion is the more common noun, as in diversity and inclusion. Inclusivity and inclusiveness mean the same thing and suit general writing.
Everyone included 8
Including all kinds of people and treating them fairly and equally.
When people of all kinds are welcomed and treated fairly
Opposite exclusion, discrimination, marginalization
-
everyday
Fits when plain words should say everyone gets the same chance and the same respect
Not when the issue is welcome or access rather than even treatment; fair rules can still leave people out
-
everyday
Fits when a group is willing to welcome new people and new views
Not when a formal policy needs a precise term; openness describes a mood, not a commitment
-
warm
Fits when people are welcomed as they are, without pressure to change
Not when you mean action such as hiring or access; acceptance can sound passive, as if someone is merely tolerated
-
warm
Fits when the point is how people feel: welcome, known, and part of the group
Not when you mean the policies and access themselves; belonging is the feeling those policies are meant to create
-
professional
Fits when the barriers removed are physical, sensory, or practical, such as steps, small print, or missing captions
Not when you mean fair treatment across culture, age, or background; accessibility is narrower
-
professional
Fits when the variety of people in a group is the fact being reported
Not when you mean how those people are treated; a group can be diverse and still leave some members out
-
professional
Fits when a workplace or school policy is being named, as in diversity and inclusion
Not when you mean what people actually experience; inclusion is often the name of a program, and a program alone does not prove anyone feels included
-
formal
Fits when support is matched to different needs so that outcomes are fair
Not when you mean that everyone is welcome; equity is about fair distribution, and in finance it means ownership
A wide range 5
Openness to many kinds of things or ideas.
When a collection, style or taste takes in many kinds of things or ideas
Opposite narrowness, insularity, parochialism
-
everyday
Fits when a person's willingness to take in many ideas is the point
Not when you mean a collection or a style; open-mindedness describes a person's attitude
-
everyday
range
Fits when plain words should say many kinds of things are included, as in the range of the menu
Not when the subject is people, where a range of people can sound like a product line
-
formal
breadth
Fits when a collection, course, or body of work covers a wide range
Not when the subject is people; breadth is about range, not fair treatment
-
literary
catholicity
Fits when a formal review praises wide-ranging taste, as in the catholicity of her reading
Not when readers may take it as a reference to the church; in most writing, breadth is clearer
-
literary
eclecticism
Fits when taste or style draws freely from many sources, as in a designer's eclecticism
Not when the mix has no clear thread; eclecticism praises a chosen mix, not a jumble
Choose words for a task
Describe someone
Positive words to describe someone, grouped by what you've seen them do, each with an example and when it fits.
24 words
Encourage someone
92 ready-to-send encouraging messages for a friend, a colleague, a learner or yourself, by moment and occasion, plus 136 encouraging words with meanings.
136 words
Name a positive feeling
Positive emotion words, positive feeling words, and positive mood words grouped by family and intensity, with definitions, examples, and nearby meanings.
100 words
Write a resume line
Strong resume verbs grouped by the kind of work, each with a fill-in bullet you can adapt, and a worksheet that turns weak lines into strong ones.
150 words