totally
Americanadverb
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The two sisters have totally different personalities.
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Informal. (used as an intensifier).
I totally cried when the movie ended. That was totally not what I meant.
interjection
Etymology
Origin of totally
Example Sentences
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“The sound is totally different than if a rock just hits your car.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
As a result, many creators began to view this creative path they had once wanted more than anything as totally unsustainable.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
I wouldn't totally rule Emery and Villa out of it because you just don't know.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The fact that I look totally artificial and the fact that I am totally real inside has made a nice little magical combination,” she told Atlanta TV journalist Monica Kaufman in 1987.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
You wouldn’t think everybody playing all at once would be so much fun, but it totally is.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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