Synonyms for altogether
Most common
completely totally entirely wholly all things considered largely
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Entirely — completely, wholly, or without exception
entirely, completely, totally, wholly, all, utterly, quite, right, perfectly, in toto, whole, fully, absolutely, outright, purely US, thoroughly, stark, clean, exhaustively, bodily, unconditionally, plumb
2. All things considered — on the whole; with everything considered
all in all, all things considered, largely, mostly, generally, mainly, by and large, chiefly, as a rule, overall, broadly, predominantly
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
Completely, wholly, or without exception.
Police did not seem altogether satisfied with my alibi.
- adv. 2
On the whole; with everything considered.
Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
Related words
- Phrases
- in the altogether
Example sentences
- completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
- totally My teeth are totally healthy and free of problems.
- entirely These meetings are carried on entirely in English.
- wholly You can trust him to some degree, but not wholly.
- largely It turned out that my memory was largely correct.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| altogether | steady | |
| completely | steady | |
| totally | steady | |
| entirely | falling | |
| wholly | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- all1
- 5 letters
- right1, whole1, quite1, clean1, fully2, stark1, plumb1
- 6 letters
- mostly2, mainly2, purely2, wholly2, bodily3
- 7 letters
- overall3, totally3, largely2, utterly3, broadly2, chiefly2
- 8 letters
- entirely4, outright2
- 9 letters
- generally4, perfectly3
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, thoroughly3
- 12 letters
- collectively4, exhaustively4
- 13 letters
- predominantly5
- 15 letters
- unconditionally6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fully2 = 2 syllables).