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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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But that doesn’t mean eschewing fixed-income investing altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Wei effectively dismissed Musk’s timeline without explicitly rejecting the venture altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Perhaps one of the shocks of this year's Premier League is seeing defending champion Humphries down in sixth and at risk of failing to qualify for the play-offs altogether.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month could provide the energy for stocks to extend their strong run, say strategists who advise an unusual asset allocation that excludes bonds altogether.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It was hard enough not being able to read the map without having to worry about missing the landmarks altogether, but with the moon hiding behind a cloudy sky, they were both impossible.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall