overall

Meaning

Adj

All-encompassing, all around.

Adv

Generally; with everything considered.

Noun

1. (British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
2. (US, in-plural) A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.

Synonyms

whole

entire

total

complete

general

all

altogether

comprehensive

gross

aggregate

in general

all-round

boilersuit

full

boilers suit

generally

on the whole

all-inclusive

combined

coverall

universal

everywhere

jumpsuit

plenary

all over

smock

far and wide

sweeping

chief

thorough

coat

🧥

integral

large scale

macro

mantle

multipurpose

outright

pan

principal

slop

stark

sum total

sweepingly

thoroughly

through

throughout

thru

total amount

umbrella

☔

wholly

Translations

insgesamt

combinaison

totale

total

totaal

sobretodo

global

Overall

algeheel

total

entier

camice

blouse

geheel

tout

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: overall

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: oural

Cognate with Western Frisian: oeral

Cognate with Dutch: overal

Cognate with German: überall

Cognate with Danish: overalt

Cognate with Swedish: överallt

In summary

From Middle English overall, overal, from Old English ofer eall, ofer ealle (“over all”), equivalent to over + all. Compare Saterland Frisian oural, uural (“everywhere”), West Frisian oeral (“everywhere”), Dutch overal (“everywhere”), German Low German overall, överall (“everywhere; all over”), German überall (“all over; everywhere”), Danish overalt (“everywhere”), Swedish överallt (“everywhere; overall”).

Sentences

He finished the race in sixth overall .

Five times she came in third in the overall ranking .

The products are summed up in overall product categories .

The station won awards in the " overall newscast " and " student produced programming " categories .