as in totally
in a complete or unlimited way
She's absolutely certain she remembered to lock the door before leaving.
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Recent Examples of absolutely
Wayward wastes absolutely no time getting started with an episode that features a midnight kidnapping, a murder, and Toni Collette riding a recumbent bike like some modern-day Wicked Witch.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Organizers promise this year’s edition will be absolutely terrifying, but in a good way.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Hargitay looks absolutely fire in the campaign photos.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
The French quartet, which ranks on the short list of the greatest metal acts of all time, is absolutely sensational in concert and should pretty easily top Korn, Blink-182 and other big-name acts on the Aftershock bill.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Organizers promise this year’s edition will be absolutely terrifying, but in a good way.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Hargitay looks absolutely fire in the campaign photos.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
The French quartet, which ranks on the short list of the greatest metal acts of all time, is absolutely sensational in concert and should pretty easily top Korn, Blink-182 and other big-name acts on the Aftershock bill.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolutely
Adverb
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While others were in agreement about keeping his wife happy, some were quick to point out that Justin couldn't totally base his look on his wife.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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These trendy, low-profile Onitsuka Tiger tennis shoes look casual, yet totally intentional, when paired with these three-stripe Adidas parachute pants.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Philadelphia offense looked completely stagnant for much of the game.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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But Cozens wasn’t completely deterred by the intensity.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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According to the statement, Maesa has decided to exit the color cosmetics category entirely.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Pierce also reportedly told professors that any mentions of trans identity must be taken out of course descriptions, while textbook chapters on trans identity must be omitted entirely.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These two accent marks—a quarter and an eighth of an ounce, respectively—utterly change the character of the drink.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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My go-to order has always been the Cuban-Style sandwich combo, Lomo Cubano, which is utterly delicious.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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No matter how bad or stressful the situation is, or how difficult the circumstances, these bad bosses believe that being optimistic, positive, or thinking positively will change the outcome.—
Mita Mallick,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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In this case, the player has responded positively to a coach for whom teamwork is non-negotiable.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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After a wholly inactive offseason outside of the draft, Golden State is bolstering its rotation with not a moment to spare until training camp.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Then there are authors like Rachel Harrison, Gwendolyn Kiste and Hailey Piper who take the experiences and rage of simply being a woman and use the guardrails of horror to create something wholly new.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft has built Copilot into Edge, OpenAI is testing a sandboxed browser in agent mode and Perplexity's Comet is one of the first to fully embrace the concept of browsing for you.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Another thing is that the robots in Lai’s experiments were identical, while in a real-world work cell, robotic teams are quite often heterogeneous.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Overall, reviewers believe that Squarespace is quite user-friendly enough for small enterprises but may not fit the scaling needs of larger organizations.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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