altogether
/ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/noun, adverb4 syllables
Altogether means: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely.
Synonyms for altogether29
noun, as in informal terms for nakedness
adverb, as in to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
adverb, as in with everything considered (and neglecting details)
adverb, as in with everything included or counted
What does altogether mean?4
adverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely“he was wholly convinced”
with everything considered (and neglecting details)“altogether, I'm sorry it happened”
with everything included or counted“altogether he earns close to a million dollars”
noun
informal terms for nakedness“in the raw”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with altogether?7
Altogether in a sentence
- My students are few in number, no more than five altogether.U2FS
- Enraged by her mistakes, he told her to stop trying altogether.casaniere
- Only by prohibiting nuclear weapons altogether can we stop the arms race.Objectivesea
- The house was altogether destroyed by the fire.unknown
- The plan was altogether spoiled by the rain.jakov
- Our picnic was altogether spoiled by the rain.unknown
- His answer is not altogether satisfactory to us.unknown
- Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder.unknown
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Forms of altogether
as a noun
- plural
- altogethers