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Synonyms for all

  • adverb
  • adjective
  • pronoun
  • noun

Most common

whole entirely full altogether

All synonyms

Adverb

1. Whole — wholly; entirely; completely; totally

whole, entirely, full, right AU, altogether, quite, completely, totally, wholly

Other

any, apiece

Adjective

Pronoun

Noun

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

  2. adj. 1

    All gone; dead.

  3. pron. 1

    Everything.

    She knows all and sees all.

  4. n. 1

    Everything that one is capable of.

    She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.

Forms

Plural
alls → entireties, totalities, aggregates…

Choose the right word

All, Both, Any, Each or Every?

All and both are collective; any, each, and every are distributive.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • whole I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.
  • quite It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
  • completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
  • entirely These meetings are carried on entirely in English.
  • any I don't want to hear any more of your complaining.
  • apiece Shovels and spades sold for ten dollars apiece.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
allsteady
wholesteady
quitesteady
completelysteady
entirelyfalling
anyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
any2
4 letters
full1
5 letters
right1, whole1, quite1, total2
6 letters
entire3, wholly2, apiece2
7 letters
totally3
8 letters
everyone3, complete2, entirely4, integral3, entirety4, totality4
9 letters
everybody4, universal4, aggregate3
10 letters
everything3, completely3, altogether4
13 letters
comprehensive4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (any2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tout
Deutsch
alle