Synonyms for wholly
ˈhoʊ li, ˈhoʊl liwhol·ly

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1. whollyadverb

   Synonyms:
   totally, completely

2. whollyadverb

   completely and entirely; to the fullest extent

   Synonyms:
   totally, completely

   Antonyms:
   partly

3. whollyadverb

   exclusively and solely

   Synonyms:
   totally, completely

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1. wholly

   Synonyms:
   entirely, completely, totally, altogether, quite, utterly, fully

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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, entirely, completely, totally, in all, exclusively, all, only, alone

   Antonyms:
   partly, partially, part

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1. whollyadjective

   Synonyms:
   totally, altogether

2. whollyadjective

   Synonyms:
   entirely, completely, fully, perfectly

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1. List of paraphrases for "wholly":

   entirely, completely, fully, totally, absolutely, quite, perfectly, total, utterly, full, altogether, exclusively

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1. Siddha Nagarjuna:

   Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.

2. El Oakley:

   ISIS is like cancer, it is growing fast. And cancer, the earlier you treat it, the better you have a chance to control it, despite that, the U.N. and international community said Islamic State militants will not help you fight ISIS, Islamic State militants will not help you to have your medicine for your poor people or have a shelter for the 3 million people who have lost their homes unless you sign a paper that you are okay between east and west you have a political agreement. This is wholly inappropriate.

3. Christophe McGlade:

   Policy makers must realise that their instincts to completely use the fossil fuels within their countries are wholly incompatible with their commitments to the 2 degrees C goal.

4. Ivan Shi:

   It’s a very localised product, it attracts a lot of industry attention because it’s the first mutual fund product by a wholly-owned foreign fund house in China.

5. Dr. Robert Anthony:

   You are wholly complete and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.