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altogether has definitions from the field of clothing
1
[ adverb ] to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent

Synonyms

entirely completely all wholly totally whole

Examples

"he was wholly convinced" "entirely satisfied with the meal" "was completely at fault" "a totally new situation" "the directions were all wrong" "It was not altogether her fault"

Used in print

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

Gradually he withdrew from the shop altogether , and for the past thirty years , he has worked independently as a painter , except for his continued hunting and fishing expeditions .

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

I 've got_to take Danny away from Clayton before I lose him altogether .

Related terms

partly colloquialism whole complete entire entire whole entire

2
[ adverb ] with everything included or counted

Synonyms

all_told in_all

Examples

"altogether he earns close to a million dollars"

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

Altogether he had , since the seizure , the appearance of a boy who overindulged in food and took no exercise .

3
[ adverb ] with everything considered (and neglecting details)

Synonyms

on_the_whole all_in_all tout_ensemble

Examples

"altogether, I'm sorry it happened" "all in all, it's not so bad"

4
[ noun ] (clothing) informal terms for nakedness

Synonyms

buff birthday_suit raw

Examples

"in the raw" "in the altogether" "in his birthday suit"

Related terms

nakedness

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Rhymes with

together tether leather heather feather whether nether weather whether bellwether

Phonetic and Homophones

AO2 L T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0

Similar Spelling

all_together

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