Definitions

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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I appreciate the Qataris and the Pakistanis trying to help mediate, but it is an altogether different thing.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The most durable form of energy security is reducing exposure to these risks altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Now he holds your fate in his hands: He can send you into detention or turn you away altogether.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

The failed academy trials, the 5am starts to play non-league football, the thoughts of quitting the sport altogether.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Thus the astronomers decided to ignore human calendars altogether.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife