by and large

Questions about by and large

What is another word for by and large?

It depends which by and large you mean. In the sense “usually; as a rule”, the synonyms are generally, more often than not, mostly. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of by and large?

WordNet records no antonym for by and large. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for by and large come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of by and large

• Full entry for by and largeAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for by and largeWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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