ABSOLUTELY Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

absolutely

adverb

Definition of absolutely

as in totally

in a complete or unlimited way She's absolutely certain she remembered to lock the door before leaving.

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Recent Examples of absolutely But the boundless praise for Smith is absolutely warranted based on his first two seasons at Ohio State. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 In my view, Philadelphia absolutely needs greater investment in adult literacy. — Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 Give Cavo its own night and absolutely leave the following morning, maybe even the afternoon. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 So, the height of your heels should absolutely be considered. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for absolutely

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Billie is a pro at this by now, which extends to wingman-ing, but Issa totally lost her skills after being out of the game so long.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
In reality, Young came up with a totally different concept for the tour shortly before rehearsals began.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of totally

Adverb

Russian forces have long targeted the strategic cities of Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk as part of a push to completely capture the Donetsk Oblast, one of the Kremlin’s key objectives in the conflict.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis with animation overseen by Richard Williams, takes every aspect of itself, even the zany silliness of cartoons, completely seriously, while never losing sight of the fun.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of completely

Adverb

Returning raiding parties had to hand over their Thompson sub-machine guns to the outgoing lot and the usual backup sidearms were missing entirely.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Hasty said the leaders doing the hardest, smartest work often get missed entirely, because their skill shows up in decision quality, not the final score.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of entirely

Adverb

This powerful dream sequence shows Sarah and the rest of Los Angeles utterly annihilated by a nuclear blast.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Fast-forward to today, and the brand’s shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, hair masks, and more are flying off the shelf—while the bond-repairing-product business is utterly booming.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of utterly

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The poll showed that 62% of Republicans had a favorable view of McCormick, while 19% of Democrats viewed him positively.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Analyst Kevin Cassidy at Rosenblatt told CNBC on Monday that markets would respond positively to a third-quarter revenue forecast around $105 billion.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of positively

Adverb

Within the oeuvre of the Muppets’ cinematic and televisual work, Miss Piggy hasn’t ever wholly been a punch line — her image is too dexterous for that.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
As rookies in 2022, Mike LaFleur was a first-time play caller from the Kyle Shanahan tree devoted wholly to his scheme.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wholly

Adverb

Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

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