altogether
adverb /ˌɔːl.təˈɡeð.ər/
/ˌɑːl.təˈɡeð.ɚ/ Definition
B1 in total: That'll be £52.50 altogether, please.Complete and wholeVery and extreme B2 completely: The government ought to abolish the tax altogether. She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether. It's all right working with him, but living with him would be a different matter altogether. I'm not altogether sure I want that (= I have doubts about it). I think Graham will agree, but convincing Mary will be altogether more (= much more) difficult.Complete and wholeVery and extreme B2 considering everything: He's bad-tempered, selfish, and altogether an unpleasant man.Complete and wholeVery and extreme
(Definition of altogether adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a/one hundred percent idiom
- all or nothing idiom
- all told idiom
- all-in-one adjective
- all-inclusive adjective
- clean adjective (COMPLETE)
- clean adverb
- completely adverb
- flat adverb (COMPLETELY)
- full-length adjective (USUAL LENGTH)
- fully adverb (COMPLETELY)
- fully adverb (GREATEST POSSIBLE)
- fully fledged adjective
- heart and soul idiom
- totally adverb
- unabridged adjective
- unadulterated adjective
- unconditional adjective
- uncut adjective
- undivided adjective
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