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Synonyms for overall

Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : adverb oh-ver-awl; adjective, noun oh-ver-awl
Phonetic Transcription : adverb ˈoʊ vərˈɔl; adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌɔl

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Définition of overall

Origin :
  • "everywhere," Old English ofer eall, from ofer "over" (see over) + eall (see all). Sense of "including everything" is from 1894. The noun in the clothing sense (usually plural) of "loose trousers of a strong material worn by cowboys, etc." is from 1782. Specific sense "loose fitting canvas trousers with a bib and strap top" (originally worn by workmen over other clothes to protect them from wet, dirt, etc.) is attested from 1897.
  • adj complete, general
  • adv in general
Example sentences :
  • Another score for his doubts about the overall value of truth!
  • Extract from : « The Valor of Cappen Varra » by Poul William Anderson
  • The last station seemed to be some kind of overall control for the rest.
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • Your squadron is to be deployed as scouts under my overall command.
  • Extract from : « Mercenary » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • There's my brown Holland overall, and Hudson could brush my hair, and make it tidy.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Wilton Chase » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • I have no recommendations for an overall solution, or even a regional one.
  • Extract from : « This Crowded Earth » by Robert Bloch
  • She made a frantic grab and caught her son by his overall suspenders.
  • Extract from : « Ticktock and Jim » by Keith Robertson
  • Overall, the IMF has beneficial accounts, which cannot be discounted so off-handedly.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • So the Overall Boys said good-by to their friends on the ocean steamer.
  • Extract from : « The Overall Boys in Switzerland » by Eulalie Osgood Grover
  • As a result of these increased efforts, the 1956 census showed an overall increase in the literacy rate to about 90 percent.
  • Extract from : « Area Handbook for Romania » by Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
  • A chancellery office, headed by a chief and three deputies, coordinates the committee's overall administrative activities.
  • Extract from : « Area Handbook for Romania » by Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

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