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entirely

/ɪnˈtaɪɹli/adverb4 syllables

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

Synonyms for entirely11

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

wholly, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole, right

adverb, as in without any others being included or involved

exclusively, solely, alone, only

What does entirely mean?2

adverb

1

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

2

without any others being included or involved“was entirely to blame”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Entirely in a sentence

  • Ready comprehension requires concentration, focusing entirely on one's reading.Jime11
  • Latin was written without spaces between the letters, and entirely in uppercase.mailohilohi
  • I wasn't entirely right, but you can't have everything.mailohilohi
  • The sentence is not entirely wrong, but not entirely right either.mailohilohi
  • Fondness is one thing, sex with a minor is something else entirely.OsoHombre
  • I heard him rambling, the words entirely disconnected.AlanF_US
  • I heard him raving, the words entirely disconnected.AlanF_US
  • If you have to tolerate my queerness, you're missing the point entirely.shekitten

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