Synonyms for absolutely
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Adverb
1. Completely — in an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly
completely, utterly, totally, truly, perfectly, really, indeed, indeedy US, entirely, certainly, positively, simply, flat-out, actually, very, quite, right, categorically, downright, wholly, fully, purely US, unconditionally
Other
to be sure informal IE, of course, naturally
Definitions
- adv. 1
In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
Related words
- Word family
- absofreakinlutely absofuckinglutely
- Phrases
- absolutely flat
Example sentences
- completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
- truly Truly, I still think this will accomplish nothing.
- totally My teeth are totally healthy and free of problems.
- utterly The forest path had been utterly covered by snow.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| absolutely | steady | |
| completely | steady | |
| truly | rising | |
| totally | steady | |
| utterly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- very2
- 5 letters
- right1, quite1, truly2, fully2
- 6 letters
- really2, simply2, indeed2, purely2, wholly2
- 7 letters
- totally3, utterly3, indeedy
- 8 letters
- actually4, entirely4
- 9 letters
- certainly3, perfectly3, naturally4, downright2
- 10 letters
- completely3, positively4
- 13 letters
- categorically5
- 15 letters
- unconditionally6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (very2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- absolument
- Italiano
- assolutamente
- Español
- absolutamente
- Català
- absolutament