entirely

adverb

en·​tire·​ly in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 

ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-

1

: to the full or entire extent : completely

I agree entirely

you are entirely welcome

2

: to the exclusion of others : solely

entirely by my own efforts

Synonyms of entirely

• completely
• totally
• fully
• quite
• wholly
• perfectly
• utterly
• all
• thoroughly
• even
• exactly

Examples of entirely in a Sentence

are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet when the conversation turns to race, many people skip that step entirely. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, Meta has bet big on becoming a leading lab but has struggled to keep up with the competition and its business remains almost entirely reliant on ads. — Kif Leswing,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

By constantly over-speeding the outside wheel during aggressive cornering, the system eliminates understeer entirely. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

While artificial intelligence runs in the background to help users generate suggestions when buying for someone outside the network, the core list creation is entirely human-driven. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1