Generally speaking
On the whole and generally speaking are semantically related in in general topic. In some cases you can use "On the whole" instead an adverb phrase "Generally speaking".
On the whole
On the whole adverb - With everything considered (and neglecting details).
Generally speaking and on the whole are semantically related in overall topic. You can use "Generally speaking" instead an adverb phrase "On the whole", if it concerns topics such as generally, in general.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and generally speaking
- largely and on the whole
- throughout and generally speaking
- throughout and on the whole
- altogether and generally speaking
- altogether and on the whole
- primarily and generally speaking
- primarily and on the whole
- chiefly and generally speaking
- chiefly and on the whole
- mainly and generally speaking
- mainly and on the whole
- mostly and generally speaking
- mostly and on the whole
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