all things considered

ADJECTIVE

considering

Synonyms

STRONG

seeing

WEAK

all in all as as long as because everything being equal for forasmuch as in consideration of in light of in view of inasmuch as insomuch as now pending since taking into account

ADVERB

altogether

Synonyms

STRONGEST

en masse generally

STRONG

all

WEAK

all in all all told bodily by and large collectively conjointly everything considered everything included for the most part in all in sum in toto on the whole taken together

Antonyms

WEAK

incompletely partly

Example Sentences

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Call them pollyannaish but attitudes on Wall Street are relatively optimistic, all things considered.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

I felt pretty comfortable on the privacy front, all things considered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

And all things considered, I think TikTok’s the best we’ve got right now.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2023

But all things considered, she said, it could have been worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

But all things considered, it was good news.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir