Synonyms of on the whole

on the whole

phrase

1

as in primarily

for the most part

On the whole I like seafood, but I won't eat oysters.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• primarily
• mainly
• mostly
• chiefly
• largely
• predominantly
• principally
• basically
• generally
• by and large
• overall
• normally
• substantially
• usually
• altogether
• more or less
• next to
• most
• partly
• typically
• in general
• commonly
• about
• much
• nearly
• generally
• partially
• practically
• virtually
• approximately
• frequently
• broadly
• rather
• roughly
• plus or minus
• somewhat
• some
• ordinarily
• well-nigh
• near
• incompletely
• nigh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• perfectly
• completely
• entirely
• wholly
• fully
• totally
• just
• thoroughly
• hardly
• scarcely
• barely
• absolutely
• marginally
• minimally
• unqualifiedly
• categorically

2

as in usually

according to the usual course of things

On the whole it begins getting dark earlier as winter approaches.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• usually
• normally
• typically
• naturally
• generally
• commonly
• ordinarily
• of course
• as a rule
• regularly
• needless to say
• routinely
• habitually
• natch
• customarily
• traditionally
• familiarly
• conventionally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusually
• abnormally
• uncommonly
• extraordinarily
• peculiarly
• strangely
• oddly
• anomalously
• irregularly
• atypically
• weirdly
• untypically
• radically
• funnily
• queerly

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time

On the whole, it was a great trip.