'overall' definitions:
Definition of 'overall'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"
adjective
Including everything; "the overall cost"
noun
(usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
noun
A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work [syn: overall, boilersuit, boilers suit]
Synonyms of 'overall'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accumulative,
- across-the-board,
- ad infinitum,
- all in all,
- all over,
- all round,
- all things considered,
- all-comprehensive,
- all-embracing,
- all-inclusive,
- altogether,
- as a rule,
- as a whole,
- as an approximation,
- at all points,
- at full length,
- at large,
- blanket,
- broadly,
- broadly speaking,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- commonly,
- compendious,
- complete,
- comprehensive,
- cumulative,
- encyclopedic,
- entire,
- every bit,
- every inch,
- every whit,
- general,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- global,
- head and shoulders,
- heart and soul,
- in all respects,
- in every respect,
- in extenso,
- in general,
- inclusive,
- inside and out,
- mainly,
- mostly,
- neck deep,
- normally,
- omnibus,
- on all counts,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- ordinarily,
- over-all,
- panoramic,
- predominantly,
- prevailingly,
- principally,
- root and branch,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- routinely,
- speaking generally,
- sweeping,
- synoptic,
- through and through,
- throughout,
- to the brim,
- to the death,
- to the end,
- to the hilt,
- total,
- universal,
- usually,
- whole,
- without exception,
- without omission,
- you name it