wholly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for wholly
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, totally, utterly, well, wide
Antonyms
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly
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During all these troubles onboard the bridge, the engineering room experiences an almost wholly separate threat from the mycelial network, the fungus that powers the Discovery's unique method of transportation. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "'Star Trek: Discovery' Is All About Friendship and Death This Week," 8 Feb. 2019 Venezuela’s president by law serves as commander in chief, and so without that recognition, Guaido’s self-proclamation as the nation’s rightful president is almost wholly symbolic. — Fabiola Sanchez, The Seattle Times, "AP Explains: Venezuela opposition’s fight to win over troops," 20 Feb. 2019 The crowd was wholly unified by their admiration for Gurung. — Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, "Prabal Gurung Breaks Naan With Fashion’s Finest at His Post-Show Dinner," 11 Feb. 2019 But allowing creators to make money is a wholly different notion from SoundCloud being as profitable for artists as other streaming platforms (which many already perceive as not paying enough). — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "Here’s how indie artists will make money with SoundCloud Premier," 9 Oct. 2018 Living in this country is a wholly different experience for both sides. — Fidel Martinez, latimes.com, "How the Mexican national team has brought me closer to my own father," 17 June 2018 But the narrative has been wholly different this time around because, well, these Thunder have underperformed. — Sam Amick, USA TODAY, "Russell Westbrook makes NBA history, becomes first player to average triple-double twice," 11 Apr. 2018 And though an evening bob has the potential to veer into unwanted retro territory, Boynton’s dye-job and accompanying makeup ensured the moment was wholly modern. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "This Rising Actress Just Won Breakout Bob on the Golden Globes Red Carpet," 7 Jan. 2019 Russia and Ukraine became independent—and wholly separate—after the breakup of the USSR in 1991. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Seizes Three Ukrainian Warships in Border Incident," 26 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wholly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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