altogether
Completely, wholly, or without exception.
Example
“Police did not seem altogether satisfied with my alibi.”
Other meanings
On the whole; with everything considered.
“Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.”
With everything included.
“Altogether, your bill comes to $6.99.”
Synonyms
- wholly
- entirely
- completely
- totally
- all
- whole
Related words
- altogetherness
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "altogeder".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “altogether” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.