the big/bigger picture
the most important facts about a situation and the effects of that situation on other things:
In my political work I try to concentrate on the big picture and not be distracted by details.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- board
- generalist
- generally
- helicopter view
- impressionistic
- in all idiom
- large
- primarily
- principle
- sense
- simply
- substantially
- thing
- whole
- widely
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