ENTIRELY Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

entirely

adverb

in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē

Definition of entirely

as in completely

to a full extent or degree are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?

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Recent Examples of entirely When the team silenced these neurons, the flies got lost entirely, wandering upwind with no idea how to get back. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 The likelihood of closer Mason Miller being traded was never high, and it has seemingly been entirely extinguished as the team has played better in July and sat one game out of a National League playoff spot as of Saturday morning. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 The robot can detect activity near its torso or limbs without depending entirely on its view of the room. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Some have even received entirely new units within a few days. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entirely

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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

Definition of completely

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Trade data show China has fully transitioned from providing mostly low cost manufacturing to supplying vital machinery and components for advanced manufacturing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
In Hrubec’s lab, the malformations took a different form — neural tube defects similar to spina bifida in humans, in which parts of the spinal column fail to close, or anencephaly, where the skull and brain never fully develop.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fully

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But none of the more precise terms quite roll off the tongue.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
That’s true even as there’s been a steady clip of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries, some of them quite alarming, and even as a new, more powerful AI model is released by an American or Chinese lab seemingly every week.

— Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of quite

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Where else would an internationally prestigious hotel group—born of Nobu Matsuhisa’s passion for gastronomy and wholly connected to the world of film thanks to De Niro—settle down?

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
One vital part of opening our heart to such insights into God’s nature and our wholly spiritual expression of Him is engaging with the Bible and the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of wholly

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Rigney and Gere play this back-and-forth perfectly, the instantly emerging tension between them barely concealed behind tight smiles.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
The 13-inch Apple iPad Air with the M3 chip won our Editors' Choice award specifically for students and creators, and PCMag expert Eric Zeman praised it for perfectly balancing performance and price in our review.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of perfectly

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Seventeen-year-old Bria spends her days working at her family’s inn and wishing her magical Gift weren’t utterly useless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Conversely, the hard-right wing of the party remains utterly unanchored from this reality.

— Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

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