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by and large
Synonyms and Antonyms of by and large
for the most part by and large, that information is accurate Synonyms altogether, basically, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantiallyRelated 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, somewhatNear Antonyms completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely; absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly
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