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Combined vs Overall - What's the difference?

combined | overall |

As adjectives the difference between combined and overall

is that combined is resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. able to be united together, to converge while overall is all-encompassing, all around.

As a verb combined

is past tense of combine.

As an adverb overall is

generally; with everything considered.

As a noun overall is

a garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

combined

English

Adjective

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  • Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. able to be united together, to converge.
  • The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.

    Antonyms

    * uncombined * divided * separated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (combine)
  • The cook combined equal parts chocolate and vanilla batter in the cake.

    overall

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • All-encompassing, all around.
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  • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Generally; with everything considered.
  • Noun

    (wikipedia overall) (en noun)
  • (British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
  • (in the plural, US) A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.
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