Completely vs Altogether - What's the difference?
completely | altogether |
(manner) In a complete manner; fully; totally; utterly.
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* 1899 , (Kate Chopin), , Chapter XIX,
* 1969 , E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., ,
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
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* 1975 , (Helen Schucman), '', Lesson 75: ''The light has come ,
Without exception; wholly; completely.
* 1891 , , The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches,"
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, title= On the whole; with everything considered.
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Altogether is a synonym of completely.
As adverbs the difference between completely and altogether
is that completely is in a complete manner; fully; totally; utterly while altogether is without exception; wholly; completely.completely
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- It should not have been omitted that previous to completely stripping the body of the leviathan, he was beheaded.
- She completely abandoned her Tuesdays at home, and did not return the visits of those who had called upon her.
- Lieutenant (junior grade) KERRY immediately maneuvered his craft through several strafing runs which completely silenced the enemy.
- Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control.
- Keep a completely open mind, washed of all past ideas and clean of every concept you have made.
Synonyms
* See alsoaltogether
English
Adverb
(-)- Your advice will be altogether invaluable to me.
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citation, passage=A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward. }}