all told

adverb

Definition of all toldnext
as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time all told, we made $14.64

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all told
  1. collectively
  2. overall
  3. all around
Adverb
  • The same circle of dealers also sold artworks to the Metropolitan Museum, where the New York District Attorney’s Office seized five antiquities valued collectively at more than $3 million in 2022; those included a gold sarcophagus.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Despite collectively making up about 95% of the universe's contents, dark matter and dark energy aren't visible to us.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • Matthew Quarterback Matthew Stafford was drafted first overall by the Detroit Lions in 2009.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But the industry lags overall due to a constitutional limit on the use of force for only its own self-defense.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of overall
Adverb
  • The highway to get there is a single-lane road for miles and miles and miles, and there’s sagebrush all around.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The second company that was issued a permit in July — Serve Robotics — also has 25 devices in operation, all around the Dupont Circle area.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of all around
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“All told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20told. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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