all in all
On the whole
All in all introduces a summary judgment that weighs everything together: All in all, it was a good year.
The phrase signals that the speaker has considered various factors—some positive, some negative—and is now offering a balanced conclusion.
It often appears at the beginning of a sentence to frame an overall assessment.
Inclusive of everything
- ultimatelyIn the end
- finallyAt the end
- essentiallyAt its core nature
- basicallyAt the most essential level
fundamentally · in summary · on balance · at the end of the day · in the final analysis · on the whole · by and large · in essence
overall
Inclusive of everything
- ultimatelyIn the end
- finallyAt the end
- essentiallyAt its core nature
basically · fundamentally · in summary · on balance · at the end of the day · in the final analysis · on the whole · by and large · in essence · altogether
- in summaryin short, in brief, in sum, briefly, succinctly
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- stock phrasesstock phrase, set phrase, cliche, catchphrase, filler phrase
- completenesscomplete, completely, entire, totally, total
- Conclusion phrasesin conclusion, to conclude, finally, in closing, to sum up
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
all in allin particular
Focusing on one instance
specifically · on one hand · in part · in detail · particularly
all in alltentatively
Without full commitment
provisionally · inconclusively · incompletely · for now · preliminarily