all told

adverb

Definition of all toldnext
as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time all told, we made $14.64

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all told
  1. collectively
  2. overall
  3. all around
Adverb
  • Every Californian deserves fair wages, fair benefits, and the right to collectively bargain.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Every branch of the Television Academy collectively deemed it one of the year’s eight best dramas.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • The gaming division within Microsoft just cut its workforce by 20% (Microsoft overall did 2% cuts).
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Eight more were killed in the wider Kyiv region, and at least 56 people have been injured overall.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 July 2026
Definition of overall
Adverb
  • Other things like the ‘cool blue’ ambient lighting all around the dashboard are neat touches as well.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • One of my favorite things to do each morning was pedal to breakfast in the shade of giant palm trees with the smell of flowering hibiscus all around.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of all around
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“All told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20told. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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