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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; ... show more

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, ... show more

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 ... show more.

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