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

Regional Arab countries, including Kuwait, are almost entirely dependent on desalination for drinking water. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Post reporters visited the Reflecting Pool on June 25 and identified seven locations where the lining — a waterproof membrane that was painted onto the concrete basin — had partially or entirely peeled away. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

But, in a touch that dovetails delightfully with the novel’s topical subjects, the erotic specifics are almost entirely blurred out. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Scott, by contrast, signed the Giving Pledge at 49, skipped the sprawling foundation entirely, and started moving billions out the door immediately through Yield Giving. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1