Altogether meaning

What does “altogether” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“altogether” is a noun and adverb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: informal terms for nakedness.

altogether

noun

informal terms for nakedness
“in the raw”
“in the altogether”
Synonymsraw birthday suit

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”
Synonymswholly entirely completely totally all whole right
with everything included or counted
“altogether he earns close to a million dollars”
Synonymsall told in all
with everything considered (and neglecting details)
“altogether, I'm sorry it happened”
“all in all, it's not so bad”
Synonymsall in all on the whole tout ensemble

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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