What is another word for on balance?

Pronunciation: [ˌɒn bˈaləns] (IPA)

"On balance" is a phrase used to indicate a judgment or conclusion made after considering all of the relevant factors, both positive and negative. Synonyms for this expression include "all things considered," "overall," and "taken as a whole." These alternatives to "on balance" convey a sense of weighing all of the available information and coming to a reasoned decision. Other synonyms for "on balance" include "in the end," "in the final analysis," and "in summation." All of these phrases are useful when conveying a nuanced and thoughtful conclusion to a complex issue, whether it is in a professional or personal context.

What are the hypernyms for On balance?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with On balance

  • But, on balance, we seized the marketplace. We've got a great infrastructure. And yes it's struggling in some areas because of some external factors and some internal factors.
    Jim Cantalupo
  • Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise.
    George Orwell
  • I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done some very good things and I think he did a heck of a job of promoting Ali but I think I could have promoted Ali.
    Dick Schaap
  • Well, first of all the Dominion Bureau of Statistics made a survey in the spring of 1970, which showed that on balance the difference in the cost of living between Canadian cities and American cities was 5 % to the advantage, of course, to the Canadian cities.
    Leonard Woodcock
  • A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. This is not solely because he is "weak," "sinful" and anxious for a "good time." Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise. Ultimately it is the Christian attitude which is self-interested and hedonistic, since the aim is always to get away from the painful struggle of earthly life and find eternal peace in some kind of Heaven or Nirvana. The humanist attitude is that the struggle must continue and that death is the price of life.
    George Orwell

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