on the whole as a adverb: - 1
on the whole
adverb
1 on the whole
With everything considered (and neglecting details).
synonyms: all in all, altogether, tout ensemble.
Roget 50:
wholly,
altogether;
totally
etc.
(completely)
52;
entirely,
all,
all in all,
as a whole,
wholesale,
in a body,
collectively,
all put together;
in the aggregate,
in the lump,
in the mass,
in the gross,
in the main,
in the long run;
en masse,
as a body,
on the whole,
bodily†,
en bloc,
in extenso [Lat.],
throughout,
every inch;
substantially.
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Roget 476:
for,
because,
hence,
whence,
seeing that,
since,
sith†,
then thence so;
for that reason,
for this reason,
for which reason;
for as,
inasmuch as;
whereas,
ex concesso [Lat.],
considering,
in consideration of;
therefore,
wherefore;
consequently,
ergo,
thus,
accordingly;
a fortiori.
in conclusion,
in fine;
finally,
after all,
au bout du compt [Fr.],
on the whole,
taking one thing with another.
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Roget 480:
on the whole,
all things considered.
Moby thesaurus: after all, all in all, all things considered, almost entirely, altogether, approximately, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, at large, before the bench, before the court, broadly, broadly speaking, by and large, ceteris paribus, chiefly, commonly, considering, effectually, essentially, everything being equal, generally, generally speaking, in court, in general, in round numbers, in the main, mainly, mostly, normally, on balance, on the average, ordinarily, overall, predominantly, prevailingly, roughly, roughly speaking, routinely, speaking generally, sub judice, substantially, taking into account, therefore, this being so, usually, virtually, wherefore ... show more.
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