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

Prosecutors in Clancy’s case must now decide whether to retry her, negotiate a plea deal, or drop the charges altogether. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

During an earlier 24-hour strike in August, roughly 90 percent of container terminal employees walked off the job, causing container handling to slow substantially or stop altogether. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 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