Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of describing something in a general way in British Thesaurus

generally (adverb)

used for describing something as a whole, without considering details

as a whole ()

considering all the parts of something as one unit

by definition ()

as a part of the basic nature of something

by and large ()

used for referring to something in a very general way

overall (adjective)

considering something as a whole, rather than its details or the different aspects of it

together (adverb)

considered as a whole

broadly/generally speaking ()

used for showing that what you are saying is usually true, but not in every instance

something of the kind ()

used for describing someone in a general way

in general ()

as a whole, without giving details

when all is said and done ()

when you consider the whole of a situation, and not just one aspect of it

as it were ()

used for making a description sound less definite or less exact

be something of a ()

used for showing that you are not being very definite in the way that you are describing someone or something

generally (adverb)

without being specific or giving details

if you like ()

used when you are describing something in a way that you think someone might not agree with

if you will (formal)

formal used when describing something in an unusual way or in a way that you think someone might not agree with

in the event ()

used for saying what happened, especially when it was different from what was expected

in toto (adverb)

formal as a whole

kinda (adverb)

mainly American a way of writing ‘kind of’ that shows how it sounds in informal conversation

kind of ()

used when you are talking about someone or something in a general way without being very exact or definite

not exactly (often humorous)

often humorous used for emphasizing that someone or something does not have a particular quality

one thing leads to another ()

used when you cannot or do not want to give a lot of details about how something happens. This expression is often used when you are talking about sex

or something/or anything ()

used for referring to any of a group of things or possibilities without being specific

say what you like (about) ()

used for mentioning a good quality of someone or something that is not liked or approved of by other people

so-called (adjective)

used for saying that a particular word is usually used for referring to someone or something

there is something about ()

used for saying that someone or something has a particular quality but you are not certain what it is

to say the least ()

used for saying that you could have expressed something in a much stronger way