Synonyms for entirely
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Completely
completely, wholly, totally, altogether, quite, all, fully, absolutely, utterly, outright, perfectly, whole informal, right, deeply, downright, in toto, positively, clean, stark, root and branch, bodily, utmostly rare
Other
unalloyedly rare
Definitions
- adv. 1
To the full or entire extent.
manuscript pages entirely without ornament.
- adv. 2
To the exclusion of others; solely.
This part of the park is used entirely by the workers; everyone else will have to go to the other side.
Related words
- Word family
- entirety
Example sentences
- completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
- totally My teeth are totally healthy and free of problems.
- altogether His answer is not altogether satisfactory to us.
- wholly You can trust him to some degree, but not wholly.
- solely Algeria is almost solely relying on hydrocarbons.
- purely Yanni and Skura's relationship is purely platonic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| entirely | falling | |
| completely | steady | |
| totally | steady | |
| altogether | steady | |
| wholly | falling | |
| solely | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- all1
- 4 letters
- only2
- 5 letters
- right1, whole1, quite1, alone2, clean1, fully2, stark1
- 6 letters
- deeply2, merely2, solely3, purely2, wholly2, bodily3
- 7 letters
- totally3, utterly3
- 8 letters
- outright2, utmostly
- 9 letters
- perfectly3, downright2
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, altogether4, positively4
- 11 letters
- exclusively4, unalloyedly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- entièrement
- Italiano
- interamente