C2

on the whole English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word on the whole once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning on the whole meaning

What does on the whole mean?

on the whole

— adverb (= all in all, altogether) with everything considered (and neglecting details) altogether, I'm sorry it happened all in all, it's not so bad

Synonyms on the whole synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as on the whole?

on the whole English » English

in general

generally

altogether

for the most part

by and large

all in all

largely

widely

usually

upon the whole

tout ensemble

roughly

prevalently

overall

ordinarily

normally

mostly

mainly

in total

in short

in all

habitually

customarily

commonly

broadly

basically

as a whole

all told

totally

sum up

somehow

set

in the last analysis

in the gross

in sum

in conclusion

harmony

group

generally speaking

ensemble

collective

chiefly

by the gross

as a rule

approximately

almost all

all things considered

all

after all

Topics on the whole topics

What do people use on the whole to talk about?

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations Limitation of topic

In general

• What words indicate that something is generally true?
  in general generally mostly on the whole in most cases