entirely
adverb
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Definition of entirely
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Synonyms & Antonyms for entirely
Synonyms
all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide
Antonyms
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly
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Moreover, public defenders are entirely at the mercy of the state Legislature going forward. — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Bostonâs middle class is getting crushed â does anyone care?," 30 Aug. 2019 Because the narration is entirely in Davisâs literary voice (and Lumblyâs spoken one), the filmmaker is present only in his shaping of the material, in his choices of what to include and to what end. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "Review: âMiles Davis: Birth of the Coolâ and the Problem of the Archive," 29 Aug. 2019 Wall Street Journal China Talks President Trumpâs market-soothing assertion yesterdayâthat China was itching for a trade dealâmay not be entirely in sync with reality, analysts say. — David Meyer, Fortune, "Ferdinand PiĂ«châs Legacy: CEO Daily," 27 Aug. 2019 That secrecy is entirely by design, CNET reports today, as Ring has a list of features its police partners are explicitly not supposed to share with the public. — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "Ring asks police not to tell public how its law enforcement backend works," 21 Aug. 2019 The world The Memory Police re-emerges into demands an entirely new reading, one where information isnât distorted. — Wired, "The Memory Police," 20 Aug. 2019 And now, the iconic stories are about to come to life once again in an entirely new way. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "The Baby-Sitters Club," 13 Aug. 2019 Commercial exploitation of elephant skins isnât entirely new. — National Geographic, "Elephant skin sales rapidly mounting," 12 Aug. 2019 While Luque was crowned the winner, the damage to Perry's nose wasn't entirely for nothing -- the match was named Fight of the Night and both men walked away with an extra $50,000. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "UFC fighter Mike Perry just got his nose shattered," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'entirely.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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