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,
in whole
• entirely or fully.
• "a number of stone churches survive in whole or in part"
