'on the whole' definitions:
Definition of 'on the whole'
From: WordNet
adverb
With everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" [syn: all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout ensemble]
Synonyms of 'on the whole'
From: 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
Words containing 'on the whole'
- Whole,
- Wholeness,
- Committee of the whole,
- The whole concern,
- Upon the whole,
- Whole blood,
- Whole note,
- Whole number,
- Whole snipe,
- the whole caboodle,
- the whole shebang,
- the whole way,
- whole caboodle,
- whole gale,
- whole kit,
- whole milk,
- whole name,
- whole rest,
- whole shebang,
- whole step,
- whole tone,
- whole works,
- Committee of the whole house,
- Heart-whole,
- Upon the whole matter,
- Whole-hoofed,
- Whole-length,
- Whole-souled,
- With one's whole heart,
- part to whole relation,
- the whole kit and caboodle,
- whole kit and boodle,
- whole kit and caboodle,
- whole life insurance,
- whole meal bread,
- whole meal flour,
- whole to part relation,
- whole wheat bread,
- whole wheat flour,
- whole-wheat,
- whole-word method