- Wholly; completely: entirely satisfied with the meal.
- Solely or exclusively: He was entirely to blame.
Dictionary:
en·tire·ly (ĕn-tīr'lē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: entirely |
adverb
| Antonyms: entirely |
Definition: completely
Antonyms: incompletely, partially
| Word Tutor: entirely |
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
— Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
| WordNet: entirely |
The adverb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in"a whole new idea")
Synonyms: wholly, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole
Derived from adjective: entire (meaning #1)
Meaning #2:
without any others being included or involved
Synonyms: exclusively, solely, alone, only
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