totally
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Synonyms & Antonyms for totally
Synonyms
all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, utterly, well, wholly, wide
Antonyms
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly
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But in the next shot, Dany's hair is totally different. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Did You Catch This Major Hair Mistake in the Game of Thrones Premiere?," 17 Apr. 2019 Lots of the shifting alliances have moved in totally different directions in the series, and Martin may have different thoughts about who should match up with whom. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "So How Will the 'Game of Thrones' Book Series End, Anyway?," 4 Apr. 2019 At least 11,000 houses have been totally destroyed. — Cara Anna, The Seattle Times, "‘It will get worse’: Perilous times for kids hit by cyclone," 26 Mar. 2019 Remember this day when the Guardian permitted a serial fabricator to totally destroy the paper's reputation. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "New developments about Mueller, Manafort, and Corsi.," 27 Nov. 2018 Remember this day when the Guardian permitted a serial fabricator to totally destroy the paper's reputation. — Makena Kelly, The Verge, "WikiLeaks calls for Guardian editor’s decapitation if Manafort story proves false," 27 Nov. 2018 Let cool on the baking parchment until totally cooled and easy to remove. — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, "Kathy Casey, one of Seattle’s first celebrity chefs, lands in a sweet ‘food t’go-go’ niche at Sea-Tac Airport," 26 Mar. 2019 Usually one to stick with her signature sunkissed, blonde lengths with long, beach waves (or occasionally going a little shorter), Chrissy went for a totally new vibe this time around. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Chrissy Teigen Got an '80s-Inspired Bob Hair Makeover and We All Missed it," 19 Mar. 2019 The photos showed off both the dreamy private Bahamas beach location where the couple were vacationing, and Lopez's totally effortless—and not to mention aisle-ready—updo. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Jennifer Lopez Reveals New Proposal Photos—And the Ultimate Aisle-Ready Updo," 12 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'totally.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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