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

• all
• all of
• all over
• altogether
• clean
• completely
• dead
• enough
• entire
• even
• exactly
• fast
• flat
• full
• fully
• heartily
• out
• perfectly
• plumb [chiefly dialect]
• quite
• soundly
• thoroughly
• through and through
• totally
• utterly
• well
• wholly
• wide

Examples of entirely in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump's team moved to throw out the case entirely last month. —Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024

Pornhub’s brand reset—better transparency, stricter moderation and verification, creator-friendly—won’t entirely shift the conversation from where the company has fallen short. —Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024

Lopez then turns a corner to reveal that the glittery dress is entirely backless. —Toria Sheffield, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024

Atropos Health is another company that has been asking for a very special kind of trouble by breaking into the healthcare industry with something entirely new. —Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1