By and large is an idiom that is used to mean GENERALLY or on the whole. It is often used to express a broad overview of a situation. The crossword solutions for this term are: GENERALLY (9 letters), MOSTLY (6 letters), USUALLY (7 letters), MAINLY (6 letters), ALTOGETHER (10 letters), Asarule (7 letters), Ingeneral (9 letters), and Inthemain (9 letters). All of these words can be used to express the same idea as By and Large, which is that something is GENERALLY true or applies in most cases.