overall
The word “overall” has 3 syllables: o-ver-all
It's pronounced as /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɔːl/
What is synonym and antonym for overall?
In the thesaurus, “overall” has 146 synonyms and 86 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for overall along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for overall
- about
- absolute
- across the board
- across-the-board
- aggregate
- all around
- all in all
- all over
- all told
- all-around
- all-embracing
- altogether
- approximately
- basically
- blanket
- boundless
- broad
- broad-brush
- broad-gauge
- broadly
- broadscale
- by and large
- characteristic
- chiefly
- collectedly
- collective
- collectively
- common
- commonly
- communal
- complete
- completely
- comprehensive
- comprehensively
- contemporary
- current
- dominant
- encyclopedically
- entirely
- everyday
- everyplace
- everywhere
- exhaustively
- expansive
- extensive
- familiar
- frequently
- full
- fully
- general
- generally
- generally speaking
- generic
- global
- household
- in general
- in the aggregate
- in the long run
- inclusionary
- inclusive
- inclusively
- incompletely
- indeterminate
- infinite
- largely
- liberally
- long-range
- long-term
- loosely
- macroscopically
- mainly
- majority
- more or less
- most
- mostly
- much
- near
- nearly
- nebulous
- next to
- nigh
- nondescript
- nonspecific
- normally
- on the whole
- ordinarily
- overarching
- pandemic
- panoramic
- partially
- partly
- pervasive
- planetary
- plenary
- plus or minus
- pop
- popular
- practically
- predominant
- predominantly
- preponderant
- present
- prevailing
- prevalent
- primarily
- principally
- public
- rather
- received
- rife
- roughly
- ruling
- shared
- some
- somewhat
- substantially
- sweeping
- sweepingly
- thorough
- thoroughly
- throughout
- together
- total
- totally
- typical
- typically
- ubiquitous
- umbrella
- unanimous
- universal
- unlimited
- unrestricted
- unspecified
- usual
- usually
- vague
- vast
- virtually
- vulgar
- well-known
- well-nigh
- wholesale
- wholly
- wide
- widespread
- worldwide
Antonyms for overall
- absolutely
- alone
- barely
- categorically
- close-up
- completely
- component
- comprehensive
- constituent
- cross-sectional
- delineated
- detailed
- detailedly
- distinct
- distinctive
- distinctly
- divisional
- elaborate
- entirely
- enumerated
- especial
- exclusively
- explicit
- fractionally
- fragmentary
- full
- fully
- hardly
- idiosyncratic
- incomplete
- individual
- individually
- inventoried
- itemized
- just
- limited
- listed
- literally
- local
- localized
- marginally
- microscopically
- minimally
- minutely
- molecular
- narrow
- narrowly
- nonpublic
- partial
- particular
- particularized
- peculiar
- perfectly
- personal
- precise
- private
- rare
- regional
- restricted
- restrictedly
- scarcely
- sectional
- separate
- separately
- sharp
- singly
- singular
- singularly
- solely
- solitarily
- special
- specific
- specifically
- specified
- strange
- strictly
- thorough
- thoroughly
- totally
- uncommon
- unique
- unknown
- unpopular
- unqualifiedly
- unusual
- wholly
Meanings of overall
- noun
- A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
- (in the plural) A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.
- adjective
- All-encompassing, all around.
- adverb
- Generally; with everything considered.
Example Sentences
- The overall performance of the team was impressive.
- She gave an overall summary of the report.
- The project was successful overall, despite a few issues.
- His overall health has improved significantly.
- We need to consider the overall impact of this decision.
On this page you'll find 232 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to overall, such as: about, absolute, absolutely, across the board, across-the-board, aggregate, all around.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
macroscopically
- all around
- all over
- all told
- altogether
- broadly
- collectedly
- collectively
- completely
- comprehensively
- encyclopedically
- entirely
- exhaustively
- fully
- generally
- inclusively
- liberally
- loosely
- overall
- sweepingly
- thoroughly
- together
- totally
- wholly
radically
- absolutely
- abundantly
- admittedly
- all
- all of
- all over
- altogether
- assuredly
- basically
- by and large
- categorically
- certainly
- chiefly
- clean
- cold
- completely
- copiously
- dead
- downright
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- essentially
- even
- exactly
- fast
- firstly
- flat
- flat-out
- forsooth
- frankly
- full
- fully
- fundamentally
- generally
- generously
- greatly
- hands down
- heartily
- honestly
- indeed
- indisputably
- indubitably
- largely
- mainly
- more or less
- mostly
- out
- overall
- perfectly
- plain
- plumb
- positively
- predominantly
- predominately
- primarily
- primitively
- principally
- purely
- quite
- realistically
- really
- soundly
- stone
- stone-cold
- substantially
- thoroughly
- through and through
- totally
- truly
- truthfully
- undoubtedly
- unqualifiedly
- unquestionably
- utterly
- verily
- veritably
- well
- wholly
- wide
ubiquitously
- about
- all around
- all over
- all over creation
- all over the map
- around
- everyplace
- everywhere
- far and wide
- here and there
- here till Sunday
- high and low
- in all quarters
- in each place
- in every direction
- in every place
- inside and out
- near and far
- omnipresent
- overall
- passim
- pole to pole
- right and left
- the world over
- throughout
- ubiquitous
- universally
- wherever
absolutely
- abundantly
- actually
- admittedly
- all
- all of
- all over
- altogether
- assuredly
- basically
- by and large
- categorically
- certainly
- chiefly
- clean
- cold
- come hell or high water
- completely
- conclusively
- consummately
- copiously
- dead
- decidedly
- decisively
- definitely
- doubtless
- downright
- easily
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- even
- exactly
- fast
- flat
- flat-out
- for sure
- forsooth
- frankly
- full
- fully
- generally
- generously
- greatly
- hands down
- heartily
- honestly
- indeed
- indisputably
- indubitably
- largely
- mainly
- more or less
- mostly
- no ifs ands or buts
- no strings attached
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- out
- overall
- perfectly
- plain
- plumb
- positively
- precisely
- predominantly
- predominately
- primarily
- principally
- purely
- quite
- radically
- realistically
- really
- right on
- soundly
- stone
- stone-cold
- straight out
- substantially
- sure as can be
- sure as hell
- sure enough
- surely
- the very thing
- thoroughly
- through and through
- totally
- truly
- truthfully
- unambiguously
- unconditionally
- undoubtedly
- unqualifiedly
- unquestionably
- utterly
- verily
- veritably
- well
- wholly
- wide
dead
- abeyant
- absolute
- absolutely
- abundantly
- all
- all in
- all of
- all over
- all the way
- all-out
- altogether
- anesthetized
- antiquated
- apathetic
- arid
- arrant
- arrested
- as the crow flies
- asleep
- at length
- at rest
- authentic
- aweary
- baked
- baleful
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- barren
- basically
- beat
- beaten
- benumbed
- bereft of life
- bitten the dust
- bland
- blank
- bleak
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- bloodless
- blooming
- blunted
- bodacious
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- boring
- bought the farm
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- burnt-out
- bushed
- by and large
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- bypast
- cadaverous
- callous
- categoric
- categorical
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- checked out
- chiefly
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- classic
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- collapsed
- comatose
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- completely
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- dated
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- definite
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- demised
- departed
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- desert
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- directly
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- flat-out
- flavorless
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- free
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- frigid
- full
- fully
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- grave
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- hands down
- hardscrabble
- heartily
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- in whole
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- nonliving
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- overtaxed
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- resting in peace
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- thoroughgoing
- thoroughly
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- to the max
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- unrestricted
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- useless
- utter
- utterly
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- veritable
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- wholly
- wide
- wiped out
- wooden
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