completely

adverb

Definition of completelynext
1
as in totally
to a full extent or degree she waited until we were completely finished before starting the next part

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2
as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details an allegation that was completely investigated and found to be groundless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for completely
  1. totally
  2. fully
  3. thoroughly
  4. utterly
  5. quite
  6. perfectly
  7. wholly
  8. all
Adverb
  • In four of the last five presidential elections (and five of the past seven), the electorate has not only turned out the party in power but exchanged the sitting president for someone almost totally opposite from his predecessor.
    Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Katie Holmes once again proved that bag ladies are totally stylish.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of totally
Adverb
  • Like many other schools during the pandemic, Harvard-Westlake became online-only in the spring of 2020, then hybrid, before returning to fully in person in fall 2022.
    Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The key would be not fully enclosing the track giving emissions and sound a place to go.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of fully
Adverb
  • Notice that all these recipes—the Veronese, the Venetian, the Mantuan, and so forth—are thoroughly grounded in the what and the where.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But they were thoroughly dominated Sunday afternoon.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of thoroughly
Adverb
  • Prior to this past summer, its host was an utterly anonymous Gen Z woman named Haliey Welch, a factory worker from Belfast, Tennessee.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Republicans insinuated that EcoHealth played a role in inventing the COVID virus, which is utterly preposterous.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • Every team in the league is going to aggressively pursue the young flamethrower, so acquiring him may be quite tough.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Now, my view is quite different literally, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of quite
Adverb
  • The challenge was to queue up the replay perfectly.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Following The Eras Tour launch, Swift immediately shot to No. 1 on Pollstar's Artist Power Index chart, ending 2023 as Time magazine’s perfectly obvious choice for Person of the Year.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of perfectly
Adverb
  • If Fishman’s math holds up, ESPN could be looking at a 20% boost in overall revenue in just seven years’ time—a feat that likely would be wholly improbable if the sports unit were to maintain the status quo or promote the streaming tyro at the expense of the foundational TV network.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Tokenized securities proponents envision capital efficiency gains across the financial sector for securities that exist in a wholly on chain digital format.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of wholly
Adverb
  • The folkloric characters are all well documented in historic Icelandic literature, and the bibliophilic country is also well-known for its tradition of gifting books for Christmas.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • These elaborate gingerbread houses, many life-sized, are extraordinary creations, a true fusion of pastry, art, carpentry, and architecture, all under the supervision of the resident pastry chef.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of all
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