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altogether

/ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/noun, adverb4 syllables

Altogether means: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely.

Synonyms for altogether29

noun, as in informal terms for nakedness

raw, birthday suit

adverb, as in to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

adverb, as in with everything considered (and neglecting details)

all in all, on the whole, tout ensemble

adverb, as in with everything included or counted

all told, in all

also used for altogether

absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, stark, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, all things considered, broadly, as a rule, basically, by and large, chiefly

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What does altogether mean?4

adverb

1

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely“he was wholly convinced”

2

with everything considered (and neglecting details)“altogether, I'm sorry it happened”

3

with everything included or counted“altogether he earns close to a million dollars”

noun

1

informal terms for nakedness“in the raw”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with altogether?7

two syllables

three syllables

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Altogether in a sentence

  • My students are few in number, no more than five altogether.U2FS
  • Enraged by her mistakes, he told her to stop trying altogether.casaniere
  • Only by prohibiting nuclear weapons altogether can we stop the arms race.Objectivesea
  • The house was altogether destroyed by the fire.unknown
  • The plan was altogether spoiled by the rain.jakov
  • Our picnic was altogether spoiled by the rain.unknown
  • His answer is not altogether satisfactory to us.unknown
  • Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder.unknown

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Forms of altogether

as a noun

plural
altogethers