completely as a adverb: - 1
- 2
completely
adverb
1 completely
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'):
— It was completely different from what we expected.
— Was completely at fault.
synonyms: all, altogether, entirely, right, totally, whole, wholly.
Roget 52:
completely
etc.
adj.;
altogether,
outright,
wholly,
totally,
in toto,
quite;
all out;
over head and ears;
effectually,
for good and all,
nicely,
fully,
through thick and thin,
head and shoulders;
neck and heel,
neck and crop;
in all respects,
in every respect;
at all points,
out and out,
to all intents and purposes;
toto coelo [Lat.];
utterly;
clean,
clean as a whistle;
to the full,
to the utmost,
to the backbone;
hollow,
stark;
heart and soul,
root and branch,
down to the ground.
to the top of one's bent,
as far as possible,
a outrance†.
throughout;
from first to last,
from beginning to end,
from end to end,
from one end to the other,
from Dan to Beersheba,
from head to foot,
from top to toe,
from top to bottom,
de fond en comble [Fr.];
a fond,
a capite ad calcem [Lat.],
ab ovo usque ad mala [Lat.],
fore and aft;
every,
whit,
every inch;
cap-a-pie,
to the end of the chapter;
up to the brim,
up to the ears,
up to the eyes;
as a as can be.
on all accounts;
sous tous les rapports [Fr.];
with a vengeance,
with a witness.
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Roget 729:
completely
etc.
(thoroughly)
52;
to crown all,
out of hand.
2 completely
So as to be complete; with everything necessary.
Moby thesaurus: a outrance, absolutely, all out, altogether, and sinker, at length, beyond all bounds, beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, categorically, clearly, comprehensively, dead, downright, en masse, entirely, essentially, exactly, exhaustively, explicitly, expressly, extremely, faultlessly, flat out, flatly, flawlessly, fully, fundamentally, globally, heart and soul, hook, hundred per cent, ideally, immaculately, immeasurably, impeccably, in and out, in detail, in extenso, in full, in full measure, in particular, in the extreme, in toto, incalculably, inclusively, indefinitely, infallibly, infinitely, inside out, integrally, just right, largely, line, lock, minutely, most, one and all, outright, particularly, perfectly, precisely, purely, quite, radically, root and branch, roundly, specifically, spotlessly, stock, thoroughly, through-and-through, to the hilt, totally, tout a fait, truly, unambiguously, unconditionally, unequivocally, unreservedly, up and down, utterly, wholly, with a vengeance ... show more.
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