adverb/adjective · neutral
overall
UK/ˌəʊvərˈɔːl/US/ˌoʊvərˈɔːl/o·VER·all
considering everything or in general
Examples
“Overall, the new policy has been successful despite some initial problems.”
“The overall cost of the project exceeded estimates.”
“Overall, I think students prefer interactive classes.”
Band 8 sentence
“Overall, the data suggest that while technology improves access to education, it also widens certain achievement gaps.”
Collocations
- overall effect
- overall picture
- overall cost
Word family
Common mistakes
all over→overall
the overall→overall
Say it for a higher band
5in general→6generally→7+overall
Synonyms
in general
generally
Easily confused
generally
“Overall, the experiment was successful, but generally the participants enjoyed it.”
all over
“The paint spilled all over the floor, which is unrelated to the overall findings.”
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