Synonyms for on the whole
on the whole

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1. on the wholeadverb

   Synonyms:
   by and large

2. on the wholeadverb

   For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.

   The language was wrong for the period, but, on the whole, I enjoyed the film.

   Synonyms:
   by and large

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1. all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout ensembleadverb

   with everything considered (and neglecting details)

   "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"

   Synonyms:
   all in all, tout ensemble, altogether, all told, whole, entirely, completely, in all, wholly, totally, all

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1. on the whole

   Synonyms:
   all things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, upon the whole

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1. Andrew Marantz:

   These people are supposed to be the best computer engineers in the whole world.

2. Mark Wahlberg:

   Having gratitude as a whole is really important, but I think everybody's having lots of difficulties, it's in all those difficulties, when I focused on my faith, I was able to endure, and good things started to happen. Everything seemed to make sense.

3. The Times:

   We were on an acid trip and the sun was shining and the girls were dancing and the whole thing was beautiful and 60s, and this guy who I really didnt know; he hadnt made Easy Rider or anything kept coming over, wearing shades, saying, I know what its like to be dead, and we kept leaving him because he was so boring! And I used it for the song.

4. Jarred Tinordi:

   My whole career he’s been helping me out, giving me good advice, he was a guy as a player that went to two Cup finals, and so he has the playoff experience that if I need to lean on him or something, he’s there for me. He’s been great this whole time.

5. Amy Johnson:

   The day after that, he was waiting at the bus stop all by himself, Lane revealed. He got on all smiles and talking to me the whole time, so he is doing much better now. In a larger sense, Lane said that she hopes the simple tale reminds others that the smallest acts of kindness can often have the biggest impacts in other peoples lives. You dont have to say anything, but just to show someone you are there, makes a big difference in someones day.