overalladverb [ before noun ], adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/B2 in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation:
The overall situation is good, despite a few minor problems.
Overall, it has been a good year.
The overall winner, after ten games, will receive $250,000.
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- The company cited a 12% decline in new orders as evidence that overall demand for its products was falling.
- The age of the patients and their overall health must be factored into the results.
- His performance should be judged on the overall result, and not on whether he achieves every jot and tittle of his original plan.
- You must keep things in perspective - the overall situation isn't really that bad.
- The report focuses on the particular rather than the general and so doesn't draw any overall conclusions.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- board
- generalist
- generally
- helicopter view
- impressionistic
- in all idiom
- large
- principle
- sense
- simply
- substantially
- the big/bigger picture idiom
- thing
- whole
- widely
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