TOTALLY Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

totally

adverb

ˈtō-tᵊl-ē

Definition of totally

as in completely

to a full extent or degree I am totally upset you can't make it to the celebration

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as in systematically

with attention to all aspects or details he made totally sure the door was locked when he left the house

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Recent Examples of totally Most of them were doing something totally different, and were enlisted by the one thing that actually wanted to get to Hugging Face. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026 Some of the fleet’s older satellites suffered from atomic clock failures, rendering them partially or totally unusable. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 If a totally minimalist aesthetic is too simple for your taste, try these zippered boots instead. — Abby Hepworth, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026 The adjustments are often so significant that the studio will wipe the leaderboards clean when a big patch drops, because the old times reflect totally different dynamics. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for totally

Recent Examples of Synonyms for totally

Adverb

Just when the momentum appeared to have shifted completely, the Yellow jackets answered with a two-minute drill worthy of the playoff stage.

— Ryan Hunt, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2026
Gripple provides each employee with 16 paid volunteer hours a year, in addition to completely closing down operations for 10 to 13 days over the holidays, and recently instituted birthday time off.

— Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of completely

Adverb

Santander, a native of Margarita, Venezuela, watched political movements systematically transform his home country's legal institutions and economy.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Trump has spent much of his second presidency systematically undermining those assets.

— David Averre, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of systematically

Adverb

Accessibility All public areas of Badrutt’s Palace Hotel are accessible; two rooms and one suite have been modified to be fully accessible.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
The project would require significant power infrastructure, with its plans outlining a campus of nine computing buildings and capacity of up to 6 gigawatts when fully developed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of fully

Adverb

Instead, this is a song about how being utterly enamored turns the person who’s crushing into a maniac.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
And leave it to Rih to make a heather gray sweatsuit—in this case, a crewneck and cuffed drawstring sweatpants—look utterly glamorous.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

That lack of definition extends to the sound of the record, which transforms hyperactively from track to track, echoing the sounds of many other artists without ever quite establishing a distinct profile.

— Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
At lunchtime and in the evenings, its covered gravel patio with 13 tables draws a full crowd of parents with young kids and a few older folks, most of whom Donner has gotten to know quite well.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of quite

Adverb

Ward revealed that this year’s campaign is the first wholly created by Harrods in several years, bringing the craftsmanship behind its displays together with the brand partnerships and discoveries.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
These allegations, which raised national security concerns, were wholly unsubstantiated.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026