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. Sir Francis Bacon:

   Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.

2. Joseph Muscat:

   In the course of her work she made many enemies, whether in organized crime, business, government or among the general public, allegations of organized threats or harassment against Caruana Galizia or Caruana Galizia family are wholly false. My family and I were at the center of Daphne Caruana Galizia's politically motivated attacks, but Paul Caruana Galizia did not respond to her provocations.

3. Chuck Lorre:

   I ’m a nervous wreck, it’s an entirely different animal. It’s a wholly different way to tell a story, and the working process is very different. It’s much slower … I think the pacing is obviously very different.

4. Andrew McFarlane:

   The degree of publicity that publication would be likely to attract would be very extensive and wholly contrary to the aim of maintaining the dignity of the Sovereign.

5. G.K. Chesterton:

   A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence.