Wiktionary
in the final analysis
adv. (context idiomatic English) (l en all things considered All things considered); (l en when all is said and done); in conclusion, basically and fundamentally.
WordNet
in the final analysis
adv. after everything has been considered; "in the final analysis, we are quite well off" [syn: in the last analysis, ultimately]
Usage examples of "in the final analysis".
The last time they were together, Christopher had told Decker that he was beginning to wonder whether in the final analysis, his life had been a mistake.