utterly

adverb

ut·​ter·​ly ˈə-tər-lē 

: to an absolute or extreme degree : to the full extent : in an utter manner : absolutely, entirely, totally

Just when you're expecting to hear something trite or ordinary, Rich invents a tasty, utterly charming piece of ear candy.

—Carol Cooper

Whatever this stuff is, it comprises as much as 90% of the mass of the universe. It is also utterly invisible.

—M. Mitchell Waldrop

… a fascinating read, despite the fact that its unique tone is utterly lost in translation.

—Ian Buruma

Cut off utterly from her past, but socially unacceptable in this new world, Irene chooses the same refuge that's worked for her as a child: poetry.

—Sue Miller

Synonyms

• completely
• totally
• quite
• fully
• wholly
• perfectly
• all
• thoroughly
• entirely
• absolutely
• fast
• even

Examples of utterly in a Sentence

we are in fact utterly out of ideas

was utterly overwhelmed by the demands on her time

Recent Examples on the Web

And Mexican sweets were inspired by them all, yet utterly distinct. —Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025

Cootes has a profile, as a right-handed centre, that Vancouver is otherwise utterly devoid of. —Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

That charge is disgusting and utterly false. —Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

Rather, it is thought-provoking, honest and utterly necessary. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above