Synonyms for entirely
ɛnˈtaɪər lien·tire·ly

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1. entirelyadverb

   to the full or entire extent.

   Synonyms:
   completely

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1. wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholeadverb

   to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

   "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

   Synonyms:
   all in all, altogether, all told, on the whole, whole, solely, tout ensemble, completely, totally, in all, exclusively, wholly, all, only, alone

2. entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, onlyadverb

   without any others being included or involved

   "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"

   Synonyms:
   solely, exclusively, whole, unaccompanied, completely, alone, altogether, only if, but, only, simply, wholly, just, all, merely, only when, totally, solo

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1. List of paraphrases for "entirely":

   completely, fully, totally, absolutely, wholly, quite, perfectly, utterly, altogether, exclusively, full, wholeheartedly, solely, purely, very, thoroughly, abundantly

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1. Dan Gelber:

   A lot of the time, it’s just fine, we talk about it in March and it makes headlines – but it doesn’t happen a lot, we have the same issues any city with huge numbers of visitors has, but we don't [always] have what we have in March because spring break is an entirely different creature.

2. Ahmed Korayem:

   Who I am and what I am are two entirely different and distinct entities. One I happen to know quite well, the other, I fear, I know nothing about and the space between the two is that which even infinity cannot occupy

3. Richard Isaacson:

   The next step toward improving cognitive outcomes in widowers at risk should be greater attention toward the types of interventions, support and resources that could maintain brain health, while different types of stress may not be entirely created equal, the significant impact of widowhood is one that requires further study.

4. John Spencer:

   Whether these features are craters produced by impactors, sublimation pits, collapse pits, or something entirely different, is being debated in our science team.

5. Epicurus:

   Of all things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.