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100 Best Synonyms for “Generally Speaking”

July 18, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. all considered taking everything into account
2. all in all considering everything
3. all things considered taking everything into account
4. all told in total
5. allowing for exceptions with some exceptions
6. as a rule usually
7. as often as not fairly often
8. as things go under the circumstances
9. at bottom fundamentally
10. at large in general
11. barring exceptions except for unusual cases
12. basically in the main
13. briefly in short form
14. broadly in general terms
15. by and large in general
16. characteristically in a typical way
17. chiefly mostly
18. classically in the usual classic way
19. collectively as a group
20. commonly in many cases
21. considering all taking all into account
22. conventionally by convention
23. customarily by custom
24. deep down at heart
25. effectively in practical effect
26. essentially at heart
27. everything considered considering all factors
28. expectedly as expected
29. for practical purposes effectively
30. for the most part mainly
31. from a broad view from a general perspective
32. fundamentally in essence
33. generally in most cases
34. generically in a general way
35. globally overall
36. habitually as a habit
37. in a sense in one way
38. in aggregate as a whole
39. in broad outline in summary form
40. in broad terms without fine detail
41. in effect for practical purposes
42. in general as a whole
43. in many cases often
44. in many respects in numerous ways
45. in most respects in many ways
46. in one sense from one viewpoint
47. in ordinary terms in usual language
48. in principle in general idea
49. in rough terms without exact detail
50. in some respects in certain ways
51. in the main mostly
52. largely for the most part
53. loosely not strictly
54. mainly for the most part
55. materially to a significant extent
56. more broadly in wider terms
57. more generally in broader terms
58. more often than not usually
59. more or less approximately
60. most often usually
61. mostly for the most part
62. naturally as expected
63. net overall result
64. normally in the usual way
65. on average typically overall
66. on balance all things considered
67. on the whole generally
68. ordinarily under normal conditions
69. overall in a broad sense
70. plainly simply
71. popularly in common usage
72. practically for practical purposes
73. predictably as expected
74. predominantly mainly
75. prevalently commonly
76. primarily chiefly
77. principally mainly
78. put broadly stated generally
79. put simply in simple words
80. regularly usually
81. roughly approximately overall
82. routinely as a routine
83. save for exceptions apart from exceptions
84. simply put stated simply
85. standardly in the standard way
86. statistically by general data
87. substantially largely
88. taken together when viewed as a whole
89. to a great extent largely
90. to all intents for practical purposes
91. to an extent partly overall
92. to sum up in summary
93. traditionally by tradition
94. typically in most situations
95. under normal circumstances ordinarily
96. universally in nearly all cases
97. usually in most cases
98. virtually almost entirely
99. widely to a broad extent
100. with exceptions allowing some exceptions

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