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adverb

ˌȯl-tə-ˈge-t͟hər How to pronounce altogether (audio)
Definition of altogethernext
1
as in mostly
for the most part altogether, I'd say we had a pretty good time

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2
as in completely
to a full extent or degree I was not altogether prepared for such bad news

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3
as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time we spent six months in Europe altogether

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altogether

2 of 2

noun

as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before

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Recent Examples of altogether
Adverb
And that’s only if the washing machine is worth keeping and not scrapping altogether. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Plastic bags will be banned altogether in Oak Park in 2030, while single-use paper bags will cost users 25 cents each. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000. — Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017 See All Example Sentences for altogether
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altogether
  1. mostly
  2. completely
  3. collectively
  4. nudity
  5. chiefly
  6. quite
  7. overall
  8. nude
Adverb
  • The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning that applies to more than 1 million people in San Diego County, mostly across inland valleys, foothills and mountains where high temperatures will approach or exceed 95 to 114 degrees.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • After all, horror isn’t exactly a Broadway staple and producers have mostly given up that particular ghost.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mostly
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
  • The same circle of dealers also sold artworks to the Metropolitan Museum, where the New York District Attorney’s Office seized five antiquities valued collectively at more than $3 million in 2022; those included a gold sarcophagus.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Despite collectively making up about 95% of the universe's contents, dark matter and dark energy aren't visible to us.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of collectively
Noun
  • The selfie is carefully cropped at the waist, narrowly skirting past Instagram’s community guidelines on nudity.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That doesn’t necessarily mean doing nudity, which Variety said isn’t something found on her account.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of nudity
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  • Many of the dozens missing in its environs were foreign nationals, chiefly Indian or Indian-origin pilgrims who were returning from, or preparing to make, the journey further into Tibet to Mount Kailash, a holy site for Hindus and Buddhists.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chiefly
Adverb
  • It's been quite a disappointing year for home shoppers who waited since 2023 for rates to cool off.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • However, the approach is marred by low throughput, and the process is also quite complex to execute.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of quite
Adverb
  • Matthew Quarterback Matthew Stafford was drafted first overall by the Detroit Lions in 2009.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But the industry lags overall due to a constitutional limit on the use of force for only its own self-defense.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of overall
Noun
  • Her biggest challenges seemed to be getting the rest of the NBA to take her seriously after previously partying with her father’s girlfriends and posing nude for Playboy magazine.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Very deep shades can make lips look smaller, and ultrapale nudes may wash you out.
    — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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