Synonyms of completely

completely

adverb

1

as in totally

to a full extent or degree

she waited until we were completely finished before starting the next part

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in systematically

with attention to all aspects or details

an allegation that was completely investigated and found to be groundless

Synonyms & Similar Words

• systematically
• thoroughly
• fully
• totally
• widely
• extensively
• comprehensively
• in detail
• at length
• exhaustively
• minutely
• from the ground up
• inside out
• from stem to stern
• sweepingly
• intensively
• roundly
• detailedly
• broadly
• perfectly
• microscopically
• through and through
• meticulously
• definitely
• generally
• globally
• conclusively
• all out
• full blast
• consummately
• encyclopedically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• randomly
• haphazardly
• summarily
• aimlessly
• narrowly
• inadequately
• imperfectly
• superficially
• vaguely
• shallowly
• cursorily
• sketchily
• hit or miss
• desultorily
• indeterminately
• nebulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of completely

Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

After baking, make sure your bread is cooled completely on a wire rack. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026

Work has already begun on various projects, which are being staggered to avoid closing the museum completely. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026

There are others, however, who disagree – arguing that the harms caused by gun deaths, drug abuse and overdose, and the spread of preventable disease require regulation that constrains or prohibits completely people’s freedom to choose. — Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

With each new observation or data point, the history and context of the universe around us could completely transform. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

But completely scrapping all sanctions on Iran would require legislative changes by Congress, where very few things are getting through these days. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The petition contains many false assumptions and completely mischaracterizes the show. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

That being said that’s completely different than the myriad ways to intentionally style elevated pajamas and loungewear for casual–and sometimes even more formal–settings. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026