Synonyms

completely

American

[kuhm-pleet-lee] / kəmˈplit li /

adverb

to the whole amount or extent; fully.

Although the river never dries up completely, there are times when the water is barely a trickle.
thoroughly; totally.

I was so completely disoriented by the chiming of Big Ben as I stood below it that I walked into someone with my ice cream.
Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected.

Other Word Forms

quasi-completely adverb
subcompletely adverb
uncompletely adverb

Etymology

Origin of completely

complete + -ly

Example Sentences

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Dozens of well-respected newspapers ran stories, some entirely fabricated, “the bodies of Sir John Franklin and his men have been found by Dr. Kane’s party, completely frozen, and in a state of perfect preservation.”

From Literature

State Department officials working on Africa argued the Washington Accords could collapse completely if there were no consequences for Rwanda’s violation of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company also falsely told customers that their tips would go completely to drivers, according to the complaint.

From BBC

But forecasts are assuming that a major weather event doesn’t completely reshape the market, which is not a safe bet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brende has acknowledged he dined with Epstein three times between 2018 and 2019 and communicated with him by email and text, but said he was "completely unaware" of his past criminal activity.

From BBC

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