Synonyms of altogether

altogether 1 of 2

adverb

ˌȯl-tə-ˈge-t͟hər 

1

as in mostly

for the most part

altogether, I'd say we had a pretty good time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mostly
• chiefly
• mainly
• largely
• primarily
• basically
• predominantly
• generally
• principally
• substantially
• in general
• normally
• usually
• most
• partly
• typically
• nearly
• partially
• practically
• virtually
• on the whole
• commonly
• overall
• by and large
• somewhat
• frequently
• approximately
• rather
• ordinarily
• broadly
• some
• much
• roughly
• well-nigh
• more or less
• nigh
• about
• next to
• incompletely
• plus or minus
• near

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entirely
• completely
• wholly
• fully
• totally
• thoroughly
• perfectly
• just
• scarcely
• hardly
• barely
• absolutely
• marginally
• minimally
• categorically
• unqualifiedly

2

as in completely

to a full extent or degree

I was not altogether prepared for such bad news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completely
• quite
• totally
• utterly
• all
• fully
• entirely
• wholly
• perfectly
• even
• thoroughly
• exactly
• fast
• entire
• absolutely
• well
• out
• wide
• enough
• all the way
• in whole
• at length
• for fair
• dead
• to pieces
• to bits
• heartily
• down to the ground
• basically
• soundly
• all over
• flat
• full
• clean
• through and through
• down the line
• to the hilt
• substantially
• all of
• to the max
• plain
• categorically
• mostly
• largely
• downright
• generally
• unqualifiedly
• plumb
• cold
• greatly
• chiefly
• mainly
• principally
• predominantly
• primarily
• more or less
• overall
• predominately
• by and large
• abundantly
• stone
• generously
• hands down
• copiously
• stone-cold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• partly
• partially
• halfway
• just
• half
• slightly
• scarcely
• hardly
• incompletely
• barely
• somewhat
• marginally
• superficially
• minimally
• approximately
• part
• roughly
• kind of

3

as in collectively

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time

we spent six months in Europe altogether

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collectively
• overall
• generally
• broadly
• together
• all in all
• all around
• across the board
• on the whole
• inclusively
• entirely
• completely
• in the aggregate
• totally
• wholly
• collectedly
• loosely
• all told
• liberally
• thoroughly
• fully
• macroscopically
• comprehensively
• exhaustively
• all over
• sweepingly
• encyclopedically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minutely
• strictly
• microscopically
• literally
• alone
• narrowly
• separately
• distinctly
• exclusively
• individually
• solely
• specifically
• singularly
• categorically
• singly
• detailedly
• restrictedly
• fractionally
• solitarily

altogether

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noun

as in nudity

the state of having no clothes on one's body

had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nudity
• nude
• nakedness
• raw
• bareness
• birthday suit
• bottomlessness
• buff
• naturism
• toplessness
• nudism

Examples of altogether in a Sentence

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Adverb

In a commencement address to a conservative Catholic college earlier this year, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker even advised the female graduates in his audience to forgo careers altogether and focus on supporting their husbands as homemakers. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2024

Meanwhile, Bongiovi Aviation intends to employ transducers embedded in the jet’s interior side panels, eliminating the need for traditional speakers altogether. —Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024

Noun

Phrases Containing altogether

• in the altogether