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Antonyms for entirely
ɛnˈtaɪər lien·tire·ly

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  1. entirelyadverb

    to the full or entire extent.

    Synonyms:
    completely

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  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

How to use entirely in a sentence?

  1. Ernie Tedeschi:

    That is entirely appropriate given that the whole point of the lockdown is that we don't want people going to work, we don't want people interacting with one another, so how can we expect them to find jobs if they've been laid off ?

  2. Georgia GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson:

    Disliking a single-payer government health care system like the Affordable Care Act and fighting an enemy like ISIL are two entirely different things, you're talking about policy and direction in terms of the health care law and you're talking about the survival of our democracy, you're talking about terrorism.

  3. Bin Salman:

    The laws are very clear and stipulated in the laws of Sharia: that women wear decent, respectful clothing, like men, this, however, does not particularly specify a black abaya or a black head cover. The decision is entirely left for women to decide what type of decent and respectful attire she chooses to wear.

  4. The White House:

    ... while we understand that you intend to veto any joint resolution of disapproval that Congress may send to your desk, it would be entirely inappropriate and divisive for your Administration to vote to lift UN-backed sanctions should Congress reject the final agreement and override a presidential veto to that effect.

  5. Stanislaw Lec:

    People find life entirely too time-consuming.

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