totally

adverb

to·​tal·​ly ˈtō-tᵊl-ē 

: in a total manner : to a total or complete degree : wholly, entirely

Synonyms

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

Examples of totally in a Sentence

That's a totally different issue.

I am totally upset you can't make it to the celebration.

Recent Examples on the Web

Whereas other toddlers might listen for a spell and then peel away to do something more interesting, like chase a passing dog or stare at an iPad, Julian could focus for an hour straight, totally mesmerized. —Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025

The film’s slim thread to recognizable reality is Kendrick’s Stephanie, who always looks like someone who would nervously pill a dinner roll while pretending to be totally absorbed in the table conversation. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The best highlighter sticks are embodied by a few of our favorite adjectives: convenient, straightforward, and totally stunning. —Annie Blackman, Allure, 30 Apr. 2025

But, of course, anything that Tom Cruise does, stunt-wise and acting-wise, is just totally impressive. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

totally

adverb

to·​tal·​ly ˈtōt-ᵊl-ē 

1

: in a total manner : wholly

2

: as a whole