all things considered en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, modal, not-comparable) Generally speaking; in terms of the big picture.
Of course some areas are more dangerous than others, but all things considered Glasgow is quite a safe place to live.
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(idiomatic, modal, not-comparable) Despite possible indications to the contrary.
All things considered, he would not have been such a bad match for Ida, only that I knew the child did not really care about him, and there was Georgie breaking her proud, patient little heart for his sake, and nobody saw it but one old woman, who had been through it all herself, and knew what it meant.
1876, Henrietta H. Holdich, “My Georgie”, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Harper & Brothers, page 421:“[…] and all things considered, I don't much regret that this affair with Miss Amory is manquée, though I wished for it once—in fact, all things considered, I am very glad of it.”
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XXXVII, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume II, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 356:Yet, all things considered, she was not of an evil mind or an unkindly disposition.
1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, page 159:Though only a few people attended the premiere, all things considered the play was rather a success.
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(idiomatic, modal, not-comparable) Given the constraints of the situation; relative to what would have been understandable.
Jurgis lost his temper very little, however, all things considered.
1905 April–October, Upton Sinclair, chapter VII, in The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906, →OCLC:We had a good stock of tea, with which we treated our friends, as above, and we lived very cheerfully and well, all things considered.
1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC:Although rationing was strict, they had a couple of chickens and a vegetable patch and they ate well, all things considered.
Synonyms
as a whole · in fact · chiefly · in the large · by and large · soothfast · overall · generically · at large · definitely · surely · tbh · otherwise · all things considered · in the main · in faith · indeed · catholicly · altogether · considering · in reality · overall · undoubtedly · in point of fact · to be honest · as a matter of fact · fact is · feckly · in actuality · verily · all in all · universally · broadly · for the most part · truthfully · all things considered · principally · basically · soothly · frankly · certainly · mostly · on the whole · simply · not gonna lie · as a matter of fact · nevertheless · literally · truly · TBH · very much · for the most part · broadly · in all honesty · largely · in the main · properly · wis · on balance · to tell the truth · come to think of it · to be frank · mainly · in general · honestly · above a bit · forsooth · actually · generally · in fact · de facto · legitimately · altogether · pretty well · actually · in truth · all things considered · predominantly · really · on the whole · by right · indubitably · by and large · all in all · right · overall · generally · as a rule · primarily · de jure
Translations (26)
fr tout bien réfléchi (generally speaking, all in all) · es en definitiva (generally speaking, all in all) · hu összességében (generally speaking, all in all) · fi kaiken kaikkiaan (generally speaking, all in all) · ru приня́в всё во внима́ние (generally speaking, all in all) · fi olosuhteisiin nähden (generally speaking, all in all) · hu végeredményben (generally speaking, all in all) · de alles in allem (generally speaking, all in all) · hu mindent összevetve (generally speaking, all in all) · cmn 總而言之 /总而言之 (generally speaking, all in all) · es considerando / considerándolo todo (generally speaking, all in all) · es bien mirado (generally speaking, all in all) · ru учи́тывая все обстоя́тельства (generally speaking, all in all) · ca al capdavall (generally speaking, all in all) · hu mindent figyelembe véve (generally speaking, all in all) · fr tout bien considéré (generally speaking, all in all) · hu mindent egybevetve (generally speaking, all in all) · ru учи́тывая всё (generally speaking, all in all) · ga i dtaca le holc (generally speaking, all in all) · sv i det stora hela (generally speaking, all in all) · pt no final das contas (generally speaking, all in all) · it tutto sommato (generally speaking, all in all) · hu végső soron (generally speaking, all in all) · fi yleisesti ottaen (generally speaking, all in all) · pl ogólnie rzecz biorąc (generally speaking, all in all) · ta கூட்டிக் கழித்துப் பார்த்தால் (generally speaking, all in all)