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altogether

[awl-tuh-geth-er, awl-tuh-geth-er] / ˌɔl təˈgɛð ər, ˈɔl təˌgɛð ər /
ADVERB
as a whole
Synonyms
STRONGEST
en masse generally
STRONG
all
WEAK
all in all all things considered all told bodily by and large collectively conjointly everything considered everything included for the most part in all in sum in toto on the whole taken together
Antonyms
WEAK
incompletely partly
ADVERB
completely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely fully perfectly quite thoroughly totally utterly wholly
STRONG
well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially partly

Example Sentences

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The same insider added that the duo had accepted an offer on the dwelling and gone into escrow, before the deal fell through, prompting their decision to delist the home altogether.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That includes people who were kicked out of their housing or disappeared from the system altogether.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

She added that “I have stayed away from AI altogether in writing lately to avoid this exact scenario.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Then in February, the US Supreme Court struck down the Liberation Day duties altogether, even calling into question the surge in tariff revenue the government took in last year.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Then in August, she stopped texting us altogether.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence