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
  • Like other major sports leagues, the WNBA’s eligibility rule is collectively bargained and thus protected by the non-statutory labor exemption.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Ideally everyone collectively makes the effort to come in and meetings are planned intentionally on these days to maximize collaboration and outputs.
    — Kane Willmott, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • Researchers overall maintain that this option could be groundbreaking for people with pet allergies, which is about 10% to 20% of the world’s population, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
  • With independent retailers accounting for over half of all retail sales, a strong small business economy is a strong economy overall, and this generation of shoppers is ready to support it.
    — Andrew Stern, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of overall
Adverb
  • However, there is another, slower and more insidious evacuation taking place, and that is the steady migration from rural areas all around the world to burgeoning cities, which now host more than half the world’s population.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In its previous win over Northwest Region champ Snohomish, Washington, on Sunday, Lake Mary won 14-0 in four innings and bashed the ball all around the ballpark.
    — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of all around
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