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entirely
adverb
1 entirely
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'):
— Entirely satisfied with the meal.
synonyms: all, altogether, completely, right, totally, whole, wholly.
Roget 50:
wholly,
altogether;
totally
etc.
(completely)
52;
entirely,
all,
all in all,
as a whole,
wholesale,
in a body,
collectively,
all put together;
in the aggregate,
in the lump,
in the mass,
in the gross,
in the main,
in the long run;
en masse,
as a body,
on the whole,
bodily†,
en bloc,
in extenso [Lat.],
throughout,
every inch;
substantially.
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Roget 31:
truly
etc.
(truth)
494
[in a positive degree];
decidedly,
unequivocally,
purely,
absolutely,
seriously,
essentially,
fundamentally,
radically,
downright,
in all conscience;
for the most part,
in the main.
[in a complete degree]
entirely
etc.
(completely)
52;
abundantly
etc.
(sufficiently)
639;
widely,
far and wide.
[in a great or high degree]
greatly
etc.
adj.;
much,
muckle†,
well,
indeed,
very,
very much,
a deal,
no end of,
most,
not a little;
pretty,
pretty well;
enough,
in a great measure,
richly;
to a large extent,
to a great extent,
to a gigantic extent;
on a large scale;
so;
never so,
ever so;
ever so dole;
scrap,
shred,
tag,
splinter,
rag,
much;
by wholesale;
mighty,
powerfully;
with a witness,
ultra [Lat.],
in the extreme,
extremely,
exceedingly,
intensely,
exquisitely,
acutely,
indefinitely,
immeasurably;
beyond compare,
beyond comparison,
beyond measure,
beyond all bounds;
incalculably,
infinitely.
[in a supreme degree]
preeminently,
superlatively
etc.
(superiority)
33.
[in a too great degree]
immoderately,
monstrously,
preposterously,
inordinately,
exorbitantly,
excessively,
enormously,
out of all proportion,
with a vengeance.
[in a marked degree]
particularly,
remarkably,
singularly,
curiously,
uncommonly,
unusually,
peculiarly,
notably,
signally,
strikingly,
pointedly,
mainly,
chiefly;
famously,
egregiously,
prominently,
glaringly,
emphatically,
kat exochin [Gr.],
strangely,
wonderfully,
amazingly,
surprisingly,
astonishingly,
incredibly,
marvelously,
awfully,
stupendously.
[in an exceptional degree]
peculiarly
etc.
(unconformity)
83.
[in a violent degree]
furiously
etc.
(violence)
173;
severely,
desperately,
tremendously,
extravagantly,
confoundedly,
deucedly,
devilishly,
with a vengeance;
a outrance†,
a toute outrance [Fr.].
[in a painful degree]
painfully,
sadly,
grossly,
sorely,
bitterly,
piteously,
grievously,
miserably,
cruelly,
woefully,
lamentably,
shockingly,
frightfully,
dreadfully,
fearfully,
terribly,
horribly.
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2 entirely
Without any others being included or involved:
— Was entirely to blame.
— A school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children.
synonyms: alone, exclusively, only, solely.
Moby thesaurus: absolutely, across the board, all, all out, all put together, alone, altogether, as a body, as a whole, at large, bodily, but, clearly, collectively, completely, comprehensively, corporately, definitely, en bloc, en masse, exclusively, exhaustively, faultlessly, flawlessly, fully, globally, hundred per cent, ideally, immaculately, impeccably, in a body, in all, in all respects, in bulk, in every respect, in full, in full measure, in its entirety, in the aggregate, in the gross, in the lump, in the mass, in toto, inclusively, infallibly, inside out, integrally, irreducibly, just right, largely, lock, merely, on all counts, one and all, only, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively, purely, quite, root and branch, roundly, simply, solely, spotlessly, thoroughly, to a T, to the hilt, totally, tout a fait, tout ensemble, unambiguously, unanalyzably, unconditionally, undividedly, unequivocally, unreservedly, utterly, wholly, without exception ... show more.
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