Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all in all

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 6.18 in modern English

Syllables: al-l in all
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

All things considered.

adv

Altogether: with everything included, with all factors or parts having been added up.

adv

Altogether, wholly.

Archaic

noun

Everything that matters; the only thing of importance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: for the most part, mostly; see also Thesaurus:mostly"
"All in all, it's not a bad little restaurant."
"There are, of course, certain differences of detail; for example, the placing of the safety valves on the boiler barrel behind the dome, which follows the practice in the Riddles 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 locomotives for the Ministry of Supply; but taken all in all, Britannia's boiler has a closer affinity with the Doncaster designs than with any other."
"All in all, an enjoyable day."
"There were twenty absentees all in all."
"And I perceived no touch of change, ⁠No hint of death in all his frame, ⁠But found him all in all the same, […]"

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

still and all

Synonyms

overall on the whole in general generally bottom line all in for the most part mostly all in all all things considered altogether broadly

Questions

What does all in all mean?: All things considered.

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