as a whole
• as a single unit and not as separate parts; in general.
• "a healthy economy is in the best interests of society as a whole"
on the whole
• taking everything into account; in general.
• "on the whole, it was quite a good speech"
Similar:
overall,
all in all,
all things considered,
altogether,
on balance,
on average,
for the most part,
mostly,
mainly,
in the main,
chiefly,
principally,
predominantly,
largely,
in general,
generally,
generally speaking,
as a rule,
as a general rule,
in the general run of things,
by and large,
to a large extent,
to a great degree,
basically,
substantially,
effectively,
virtually,
to all intents and purposes,
normally,
usually,
more often than not,
almost always,
most of the time,
habitually,
customarily,
regularly,
typically,
ordinarily,
commonly,
