1. seeking to control or explain everything; comprehensive to an extreme degree
Usage: often used in political or philosophical contexts

Examples

• The regime’s totalizing control extended to every aspect of citizens’ lives.
• She rejected his totalizing theory that claimed to explain all human behavior.
• The totalizing nature of the ideology left no room for dissent.
• Critics argued that the totalizing approach oversimplified complex social issues.
• The philosopher warned against totalizing systems of thought.
• His totalizing vision for the company worried employees who valued autonomy.