complete and utter

idiom

: absolute, total
The wedding was a complete and utter disaster.

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Benedict Cumberbatch revealed during an interview for Variety’s Sundance cover that his immediate reaction to the news that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to Marvel as the villainous Doctor Doom was complete and utter shock. Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 Recognize that this is a complete and utter devastating trauma. Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025 As Coco Gauff will testify, service errors can drive players to complete and utter distraction. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 So trying to associate it with migrants is just an act of complete and utter nonsense. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for complete and utter 

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“Complete and utter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complete%20and%20utter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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