Synonyms for utterly
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Adverb
1. Completely — completely; entirely; to the fullest extent
completely, absolutely, totally, wholly, quite, entirely, downright, altogether, outright, thoroughly, fully, perfectly, categorically, purely, flat, dead, unconditionally, properly, utmostly, aboriginally
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Definitions
- adv. 1
Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent.
I have failed you utterly.
Related words
- Other spellings
- otterly udderly
Example sentences
- completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
- absolutely The truth of the matter is kept absolutely secret.
- totally My teeth are totally healthy and free of problems.
- wholly You can trust him to some degree, but not wholly.
- infinitely Tom thinks there are infinitely many cousin primes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| utterly | rising | |
| completely | steady | |
| absolutely | steady | |
| totally | steady | |
| wholly | falling | |
| infinitely | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dead1, flat1
- 5 letters
- quite1, fully2
- 6 letters
- purely2, wholly2
- 7 letters
- totally3
- 8 letters
- entirely4, properly3, outright2, utmostly
- 9 letters
- perfectly3, downright2
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, altogether4, thoroughly3, infinitely4
- 12 letters
- aboriginally
- 13 letters
- categorically5
- 15 letters
- unconditionally6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fully2 = 2 syllables).