'by and large' definitions:
Definition of 'by and large'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly]
Synonyms of 'by and large'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all in all,
- all things considered,
- almost entirely,
- altogether,
- approximately,
- as a rule,
- as a whole,
- as an approximation,
- at large,
- broadly,
- broadly speaking,
- chiefly,
- commonly,
- effectually,
- en masse,
- essentially,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- in general,
- in the main,
- mainly,
- mostly,
- normally,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- ordinarily,
- overall,
- predominantly,
- prevailingly,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- routinely,
- speaking generally,
- substantially,
- usually,
- virtually
Words containing 'by and large'
- At large,
- Large,
- Largely,
- Largeness,
- too large,
- Common at large,
- Electors at large,
- Large intestine,
- Representative at large,
- To give large,
- To go large,
- To run large,
- To sail large,
- bulk large,
- extra large,
- in large quantities,
- large calorie,
- large cap,
- large civet,
- large crabgrass,
- large cranberry,
- large integer,
- large number,
- large order,
- large periwinkle,
- large person,
- large poodle,
- large scale,
- large white,
- loom large,
- writ large,
- Fool-large,
- Large-acred,
- Large-handed,
- Large-hearted,
- Large-heartedness,
- large indefinite amount,
- large indefinite quantity,
- large magellanic cloud,
- large tooth aspen,
- large white petunia,
- large-cap,
- large-capitalisation,
- large-capitalization,
- large-grained,
- large-headed,
- large-leafed,
- large-leaved,
- large-minded,
- large-mouthed,
- large-scale,
- law of large numbers,
- medium-large,
- large yellow lady's slipper,
- large-flowered calamint,
- large-flowered fiddleneck,
- large-flowering magnolia,
- large-leaved aster,
- large-leaved magnolia,
- large-toothed aspen,
- large-leaved cucumber tree