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Overall vs Predominantly - What's the difference?

overall | predominantly |

As adverbs the difference between overall and predominantly

is that overall is generally; with everything considered while predominantly is in a predominant manner most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

As an adjective overall

is all-encompassing, all around.

As a noun overall

is (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.

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.
  • Anagrams

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    predominantly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
  • The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60.
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  • Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates

    Synonyms

    * primarily * principally