Synonyms of utterly

utterly

adverb

ˈə-tər-lē 

1

as in completely

to a full extent or degree

we are in fact utterly out of ideas

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in highly

to a large extent or degree

was utterly overwhelmed by the demands on her time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highly
• greatly
• considerably
• much
• largely
• significantly
• massively
• broadly
• monumentally
• hugely
• staggeringly
• tremendously
• stupendously
• extensively
• vastly
• enormously
• monstrously
• noticeably
• astronomically
• colossally
• a lot
• big-time
• sizably
• no end
• appreciably
• by half
• abundantly
• amply
• copiously
• plentifully
• healthily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slightly
• little
• nominally
• modestly
• negligibly
• just
• scarcely
• hardly
• barely
• microscopically
• minutely
• minimally
• imperceptibly
• fractionally
• invisibly
• insignificantly
• infinitesimally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of utterly

The idea that there might have been a point where Alice had a voice, in the sense that writers think about voice, is interesting, and maybe utterly historical. — Sheila Heti, The New York Review of Books, 21 July 2026

If Vance now recognizes his comments as churlish, lacking in charity, and utterly unlikely to persuade voters, much less witness to the sublime truths of the Christian religion, good for him. — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

But as yesterday’s race showed, the current F1 machinery is utterly ill-suited to this dramatic venue. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

Gérald Marie potentially raped dozens of young women between the 1980s and the 2000s, acting with a sense of total impunity and within an utterly intolerable culture of rape. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2026