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wholeheartedly

[hohl-hahr-tid-lee] / ˈhoʊlˈhɑr tɪd li /
ADVERB
generously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enthusiastically graciously liberally warmly
WEAK
altruistically benevolently bigheartedly candidly charitably chivalrously genially magnanimously majestically nobly politely ungrudgingly unreservedly unselfishly
Antonyms
WEAK
coldly grudgingly heartlessly selfishly sparingly stingily
ADVERB
sincerely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candidly deeply earnestly genuinely naturally profoundly really truly truthfully
WEAK
aboveboard frankly from bottom of heart in all conscience in all sincerity in good faith ingenuously without equivocation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully
WEAK
dishonestly untruthfully
ADVERB
totally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely altogether completely entirely exactly fully perfectly quite thoroughly unconditionally utterly wholly
STRONG
all
WEAK
all in all comprehensively consummately exclusively flat out full blast hook, line, and sinker in toto just top to bottom unmitigatedly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially partly
ADVERB
vigorously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actively boldly eagerly earnestly firmly forcefully healthily passionately quickly resolutely robustly sincerely strenuously zealously
WEAK
decidedly devoutly fearlessly forcibly hardily powerfully purposefully stoutly vibrantly

Example Sentences

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I wholeheartedly believe that the more “natural” option is indeed the best one on a biological level.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026

Kim Sang-jin, a 33-year-old medical laboratory scientist, is wholeheartedly behind any government support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

“We who are just a bit more than others are … willing to be deeply, wholeheartedly, and authentically ourselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

He represented its Colts last season and had "often given his time wholeheartedly to help coach our younger age groups".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The whole milieu was a portrait of affluence and ease, a less-than-subtle reminder of the payoff that came when you committed yourself wholeheartedly to the grind.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.