Let's review the whole plan once more.
建物全体が大きく揺れた。
The entire building shook violently.
全体としては、結果は悪くない。
Overall, the results are not bad.
to begin with; in the first place
A sentence adverb used to step back to the basic premise of an argument. This use is old-fashioned or literary; in ordinary modern speech, そもそも is more common.
全体、この案には予算の裏付けがない。
To begin with, this proposal has no budgetary backing.
what on earth; why in the world; the heck
An emphatic adverb used with questions, similar to 一体 or 一体全体. As standalone 全体 in this role, it sounds old-fashioned, literary, or somewhat theatrical in modern Japanese.
See also: 一体全体 (いったいぜんたい)
全体、君は何をしているんだ。
What on earth are you doing?
全体、誰がそんなことを言ったんだ。
Who in the world said such a thing?
The company as a whole introduced a new policy.
The news spread throughout the whole country.
全編 refers specifically to the whole of a book, film, or story, while 全体 is a broader term for the whole of anything, not just a narrative work.
全体 is the everyday, common word for “the whole,” while 総体 is a more formal, analytical term used in writing.
全体 refers to the whole of something as a single unit, while 全面 stresses the entire surface or every aspect/side of it.
全体 is a plain noun meaning 'the whole', whereas トータル used as a な-adjective stresses looking at something from a comprehensive, all-inclusive perspective.
総 is a prefix attached to nouns to mean 'total', whereas 全体 is a standalone noun meaning 'the whole' used independently in a sentence.
全体 is a general word for 'the whole' of anything, while 全容 specifically means the complete picture of a situation or event, often one being uncovered.
全体 emphasizes the whole as a single unit or system, while 全て focuses on the sum of every individual part.
全体 means the whole of something, the opposite of 一角, which points to just one part or section of it.
全体 means the whole thing, directly opposing 断片, which is only a broken-off piece of it.
全体 means the whole thing, directly opposite to 局所, which refers to just one localized part.
全体 refers to the whole of something, in direct contrast to 細部, which refers to its small individual parts.
全体 means 'the whole', standing in contrast to 一端, which refers to just a small part or fragment.
全体 refers to a group or whole taken together, contrasting with 個々人, which focuses on each separate member of that group.
全体 means the whole or the group as a unit, the opposite of 個々, which focuses on each separate individual within that whole.
overall picture; complete view; big picture
collective term