totally
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Definition
- Adverb:
- Completely, entirely, to the full extent: Used to emphasize that something is true in every way or to the greatest possible degree.
- Used for emphasis in informal contexts: Often used to add strong emphasis to an adjective or another adverb, sometimes hyperbolically.
Usage and Examples
- Modifying an adjective:
- I am totally exhausted after the long trip.
- That movie was totally amazing!
- Modifying a verb or verb phrase:
- I totally agree with your assessment of the situation.
- She totally forgot about the meeting.
- Modifying another adverb (less common):
- The project was totally brilliantly executed.
Advanced Usage and Nuance
- Informal Emphasis: In casual speech, "totally" is frequently used as a strong intensifier, similar to "absolutely" or "completely."
- That's totally awesome!
- You are totally right.
- Standalone Agreement: In very informal conversation, "Totally" can be used alone to express full agreement.
- "Do you think we should go?" "Totally."
Variants and Related Words
- Total (adjective): Complete, absolute.
- The project was a total success.
- Totality (noun): The whole, the entire amount.
- We must consider the totality of the evidence.
Synonyms
- Completely: In every way or aspect; fully.
- Entirely: To the complete or full extent; wholly.
- Wholly: Entirely; fully.
- Absolutely: With no qualification, restriction, or limitation; completely.
- Utterly: Completely and without qualification; absolutely.
Antonyms
- Partially: Only in part; to a limited extent.
- Partly: To some extent; not completely.
- Slightly: To a small degree; not considerably.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Totally out of it: Informal phrase meaning confused, disoriented, or not alert.
- After working all night, I was totally out of it during the morning meeting.
- Totally uncool: Informal phrase meaning very inappropriate or not acceptable.
- Spreading rumors like that is totally uncool.
Adverb
- 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