Synonyms for fully
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Completely — in a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely
completely, totally, entirely, perfectly, sufficiently, wholly, quite, utterly, absolutely, exactly, clean, altogether, precisely, purely, roundly, soundly, outright, stark, largely dated
2. Amply
Other
full dated, plenteously dated
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.
- adv. 2
Used as an intensifier for a quantity.
it was fully four hours before we arrived home.
Related words
- Word family
- full-fledged
- Phrases
- fully rigged
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.
- perfectly Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fully | steady | |
| completely | steady | |
| totally | steady | |
| entirely | falling | |
| perfectly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- well1, full1
- 5 letters
- quite1, clean1, stark1, amply2
- 6 letters
- purely2, wholly2
- 7 letters
- exactly3, totally3, largely2, utterly3, soundly2, roundly2
- 8 letters
- entirely4, outright2
- 9 letters
- perfectly3, precisely3, copiously3
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, altogether4, abundantly4
- 11 letters
- plenteously
- 12 letters
- sufficiently4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amply2 = 2 syllables).