Altogether vs Openly - What's the difference?
altogether | openly | Related terms |
Without exception; wholly; completely.
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In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
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As adverbs the difference between altogether and openly
is that altogether is without exception; wholly; completely while openly is in an open manner, visibly, not covertly.altogether
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. }}
Synonyms
* wholly * completely * (on the whole) all in allDerived terms
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English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
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