by and large

Synonyms

altogether, basically, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially;

Near Antonyms

completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly;

barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely;

absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly;

Related Words

about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh;

approximately, broadly, plus or minus, roughly;

commonly, frequently, generally, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually;

incompletely, partially, partly, rather, somewhat;

Phrases

in general, on the whole;