EGAVE

altogether

About 18.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb Completely, wholly, or without exception.
    Police did not seem altogether satisfied with my alibi.
  2. adverb On the whole; with everything considered.
    Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
  3. adverb With everything included.
    Altogether, your bill comes to $6.99.
  4. adverb An intensifier: without doubt, clearly.
    It was a great game altogether.
  5. adverb Archaic form of all together.
  6. noun A state of nakedness.

Similar words

wholly completely whole entirely totally all told all in all all birthday suit tout ensemble

Often followed by

different the a in too and to from without

Word family

altogethers in the altogether

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