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totally

  • /ˈtəʊ.tə.li/ UK
  • /ˈtoʊ.tə.li/ Canada, US
  • [ˈtoʊ.ɾə.li] Canada, US

adverb

  1. not comparable To the fullest extent or degree. They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.

    Similar: completely, entirely, fully, wholly

  2. colloquial, not comparable Very; extremely. That was totally wicked!
  3. colloquial, modal, not comparable Definitely; for sure. That was totally not what happened.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: entirely, wholly, completely, altogether, whole, all, utterly, thoroughly, purely, outright, fully, roundly, much, comprehensively, firmly, precisely

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adv In a total manner; completely

Españoltotalmente, de todo punto, con armas y bagajes
Portuguêstotalmente
Françaistotalement
Deutschvollständig, komplett, völlig
Italianototalmente, completamente
Românătotal, totalmente

adv very

Deutschkomplett

adv definitely

Deutschabsolut

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Chicago

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@misc{totally_2026,
  title = {totally},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/totally},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}