by and large

From sailing: a ship may (or may not) sail well both close by the wind, and large, downwind, with sheets extended.

• "It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation."
• "“The people doing this by and large don’t have any real concept of how to tell a story, and neither do any kind of A.I.,” Ms. Williams said on Wednesday."
• "Akers claims that ETCS signalling renewals are roughly 50% of the cost of conventional renewals. If nothing else, this is an important reason for NR to be keen to switch. "There's no rocket science or magic in that, there's just physically less to deliver," he says. "There are no trackside signals. Yes, you have balises and marker boards, and you still have train detection, but by and large there is simply less to deliver."
• "Miss Betsey, a charming frigate, that will do honour to our country, if you take her by and large."
• "[…] a man who has heard of the biter bit, feels rather perplexed on the whole, take it by-and-large […]"

• for the most part
• generally
• mostly
• on the whole
• usually
• all in all
• all things considered
• altogether
• broadly
• as a rule
• basically
• by and large
• chiefly
• feckly
• for the most part
• generally
• in the main
• largely
• mainly
• mostly
• on the whole
• overall
• predominantly
• pretty well
• primarily
• principally