entirely

adverb

en·​tire·​ly in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 

ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-

1

: to the full or entire extent : completely

I agree entirely

you are entirely welcome

2

: to the exclusion of others : solely

entirely by my own efforts

Synonyms

• completely
• totally
• fully
• quite
• wholly
• perfectly
• utterly
• all
• thoroughly
• even
• exactly

Examples of entirely in a Sentence

are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?

Recent Examples on the Web

Although the incidents were, on paper, entirely separate, Skeet and his allies believed they were linked and evidence of a conspiracy, orchestrated by Brandon and his allies, to remove them from power in the county. —Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by Miami Herald journalists. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025

The rebels, led by Deepak Rauniyar and Binod Paudel, fired off a scathing letter to the Academy demanding a full investigation and threatening to blow up Nepal’s Oscar dreams entirely. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025

That’s because savvy high earners have resources to sidestep taxes entirely. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1