completely synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

totally fully absolutely blind entirely finally hook line lock stock particularly perfectly properly quite right whole

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

utterly thoroughly altogether downright outright purely wholly

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

all-out tout à fait all the way at large at length cap-a-pie categorically detailly exhaustively first and last flat-out flat out from aardvark to zymurgy from A to Z from head to toe from soup to nuts from stem to stern from the rooter to the tooter from top to bottom from top to toe handsomely heartily head to foot head to tail head to toe and sinker in detail in full and barrel one hundred percent out-and-out out and out plumb root and branch soundly soup-to-nuts straight up through and through top to tail top to toe totes to the bone to the core to the full well and truly whole cloth

Antonyms

after a fashion barely half-assedly hardly in a sense in a way incompletely inconsistently moderately partially partly poorly somewhat spottily to an extent

How to use completely

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

completely different completely wrong completely forgot

Etymology

From complete plus the adverb ending -ly.

Full origin of completely →

Frequently asked questions

What does “completely” mean?

The word “completely” means totally or fully, with nothing left out. In plain terms, fully or entirely — used to stress that something is total, not partial.

How do you pronounce “completely”?

“Completely” is pronounced kuhm-PLEET-lee (/kəmˈpliːtli/ in IPA).

How do you use “completely” in a sentence?

Here is “completely” used in a sentence: “The room was completely empty when they arrived.”

What is another word for “completely”?

Words with a similar meaning to “completely” include absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind and altogether.

What is the opposite of “completely”?

The opposite of “completely” — its antonyms — are after a fashion, barely, half-assedly, hardly and in a sense.

What part of speech is “completely”?

“Completely” is an adverb.

Is “completely” a common word?

“Completely” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

What is the difference between completely and totally?

The two are almost identical and usually interchangeable, both meaning 'fully, with nothing left out.' Completely can sound a little more formal or precise, while totally is more casual and, in speech, is often used for emphasis, as in 'totally agree' or 'totally worth it.'

What is the opposite of completely?

The main opposites are partly, partially, and incompletely. Where completely means fully and entirely, these words indicate that only some of something is done or true. At the far end of the scale, 'slightly' and 'barely' also stand in clear contrast to completely.

Is completely a strong word?

Yes. Completely is an absolute intensifier, meaning to the fullest possible degree with nothing missing. Because it already implies one hundred percent, 'almost completely' deliberately softens it, while pairing it up as 'completely and utterly' piles on extra emphasis for effect.

What is an example of completely in a sentence?

'The building was completely destroyed.' 'I completely understand.' 'She was completely honest with him.' In each case, completely stresses that the action or quality is total — nothing is held back, missing, or left out. It strengthens whatever word it modifies.

People also searched

right line whole quite finally particularly absolutely stock fully totally entirely properly