1
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
we are in fact utterly out of ideas
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
was utterly overwhelmed by the demands on her time
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Recent Examples of utterly
This would be utterly transformative in how organizations approach decision-making amid unexpected events and crises.
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Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
The upcoming three-game stretch will be utterly important for the Jets to turn their season around and get back on the right track.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
These are musical resources, utterly gratuitous to the paraphrasable meaning of the sentence—and, more than that, opposed to its meaning.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The placket on a polo shirt is warped and elongated and utterly individual.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
The upcoming three-game stretch will be utterly important for the Jets to turn their season around and get back on the right track.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
These are musical resources, utterly gratuitous to the paraphrasable meaning of the sentence—and, more than that, opposed to its meaning.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The placket on a polo shirt is warped and elongated and utterly individual.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterly
Adverb
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The Philadelphia offense looked completely stagnant for much of the game.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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But Cozens wasn’t completely deterred by the intensity.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Major tech firms, for example, famously rely on H-1B visas to fill highly skilled roles with personnel recruited from India and China, among other countries.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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The assignments are highly detailed and the company is very transparent about the pay.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Mongolian Cashmere Sweatpants These cashmere sweatpants are totally splurge-worthy, yet significantly less expensive than pricier brands.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But the amount saved depends greatly on location.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Going this route also encourages more stable blood sugar, which contributes greatly to sustaining energy levels all day long.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Another thing is that the robots in Lai’s experiments were identical, while in a real-world work cell, robotic teams are quite often heterogeneous.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Overall, reviewers believe that Squarespace is quite user-friendly enough for small enterprises but may not fit the scaling needs of larger organizations.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The show got considerably funnier.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Traffic congestion in the Keys — especially during weekends, special events and the peak fall and winter tourist season — can slow things considerably.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft has built Copilot into Edge, OpenAI is testing a sandboxed browser in agent mode and Perplexity's Comet is one of the first to fully embrace the concept of browsing for you.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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There's been much written about Brett Goldstein's award-winning turn as Ted Lasso's Roy Kent and his nuanced portrayal of Louis on Shrinking, but his writing credits are just as impressive (on Ted Lasso, Shrinking, and more).—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
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McComb has a big arm and isn’t afraid to tuck it and run — much like Sorsby.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Utterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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