Synonyms for wholly
- adverb
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All synonyms
Adverb
completely, entirely, totally, altogether, utterly, quite, all, purely US, solely, fully, only, absolutely, perfectly, categorically, whole informal, outright, right, in toto, stark, bodily, clean, unalloyedly
Definitions
- adv. 1
Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
a wholly-owned subsidiary
Related words
- Other spellings
- wholely
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.
- altogether His answer is not altogether satisfactory to us.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wholly | falling | |
| completely | steady | |
| totally | steady | |
| entirely | falling | |
| altogether | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- all1
- 4 letters
- only2
- 5 letters
- right1, whole1, quite1, clean1, fully2, stark1
- 6 letters
- solely3, purely2, bodily3
- 7 letters
- totally3, utterly3
- 8 letters
- entirely4, outright2
- 9 letters
- perfectly3
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, altogether4
- 11 letters
- unalloyedly
- 13 letters
- categorically5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).