As a whole
Mostly and as a whole are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mostly" instead an adverb phrase "As a whole".
Mostly
Mostly adverb - For the most part.
As a whole and mostly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "As a whole" instead an adverb "Mostly".
Nearby Word: most
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- altogether and as a whole
- altogether and mostly
- chiefly and as a whole
- chiefly and mostly
- mainly and as a whole
- mainly and mostly
- overall and as a whole
- overall and mostly
- generally and as a whole
- generally and mostly
- in general and as a whole
- in general and mostly
- on the whole and as a whole
- on the whole and mostly
Both terms in one sentence
- The Church as a whole is canonically the bride to Jesus' Bridegroom, so it's mostly metaphorical.
Source: Marriage to a God - Instead of making the game about conserving the resources of the level (or game) as a whole, the player has to mostly worry about surviving individual encounters.
Source: Regenerating Health -
It's mostly symbolic instead of literal in terms of storytelling, and it was only once the series was completed that people could reflect on the series as a whole for its meaning.
Source: Video Game / BIT.TRIP
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