Synonyms of altogether

altogether 1 of 2

adverb

ˌȯl-tə-ˈge-t͟hər 

1

as in mostly

for the most part

altogether, I'd say we had a pretty good time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mostly
• chiefly
• mainly
• largely
• primarily
• basically
• predominantly
• generally
• principally
• substantially
• in general
• normally
• usually
• most
• partly
• typically
• nearly
• partially
• practically
• virtually
• on the whole
• commonly
• overall
• by and large
• somewhat
• frequently
• approximately
• rather
• ordinarily
• broadly
• some
• much
• roughly
• well-nigh
• more or less
• nigh
• about
• next to
• incompletely
• plus or minus
• near

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entirely
• completely
• wholly
• fully
• totally
• thoroughly
• perfectly
• just
• scarcely
• hardly
• barely
• absolutely
• marginally
• minimally
• categorically
• unqualifiedly

2

as in completely

to a full extent or degree

I was not altogether prepared for such bad news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completely
• quite
• totally
• utterly
• all
• fully
• entirely
• wholly
• perfectly
• even
• thoroughly
• exactly
• fast
• entire
• absolutely
• well
• out
• wide
• enough
• all the way
• in whole
• at length
• for fair
• dead
• to pieces
• to bits
• heartily
• down to the ground
• basically
• soundly
• all over
• flat
• full
• clean
• through and through
• down the line
• to the hilt
• substantially
• all of
• to the max
• plain
• categorically
• mostly
• largely
• downright
• generally
• unqualifiedly
• plumb
• cold
• greatly
• chiefly
• mainly
• principally
• predominantly
• primarily
• more or less
• overall
• predominately
• by and large
• abundantly
• stone
• generously
• hands down
• copiously
• stone-cold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• partly
• partially
• halfway
• just
• half
• slightly
• scarcely
• hardly
• incompletely
• barely
• somewhat
• marginally
• superficially
• minimally
• approximately
• part
• roughly
• kind of

3

as in collectively

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time

we spent six months in Europe altogether

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collectively
• overall
• generally
• broadly
• together
• all in all
• all around
• across the board
• on the whole
• inclusively
• entirely
• completely
• in the aggregate
• totally
• wholly
• collectedly
• loosely
• all told
• liberally
• thoroughly
• fully
• macroscopically
• comprehensively
• exhaustively
• all over
• sweepingly
• encyclopedically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minutely
• strictly
• microscopically
• literally
• alone
• narrowly
• separately
• distinctly
• exclusively
• individually
• solely
• specifically
• singularly
• categorically
• singly
• detailedly
• restrictedly
• fractionally
• solitarily

altogether

2 of 2

noun

as in nudity

the state of having no clothes on one's body

had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nudity
• nude
• nakedness
• raw
• bareness
• birthday suit
• bottomlessness
• buff
• naturism
• toplessness
• nudism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of altogether

Adverb

Windy weather and rough seas can also make the tender rides uncomfortable – or rule them out altogether. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Could Kohberger have been a serial killer in the making, a man who hates women, or is there enough evidence to exonerate him altogether? — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026

Noun

According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000. — Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017

Phrases Containing altogether

• in the altogether