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View synonyms for utterly

utterly

[ uht-er-lee ]

adverb

  1. in an utter manner; completely: absolutely.

    Synonyms: totally, wholly, fully, entirely



ˈutterly

/ ˈʌtəlɪ /

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    I'm utterly miserable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of utterly1

A Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; utter 2, -ly
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Example Sentences

Just keep your opinion of his cooking completely, utterly and meticulously out of it.

Since then, the technology of encryption has been utterly transformed.

Last week, thanks to an utterly unexpected resource, we may now have a leg up.

This angle underscores just how utterly impossible Mahomes is.

Using a variety of tools, including measuring muscle contraction, the team found that this utterly Frankenstein-like snowman was able to make the muscle component contract—in a way similar to how our muscles twitch when needed.

This is acting in every sense of the word—bringing an unevolved animal to life and making it utterly believable.

Fatima says they were initially happy when Ziad joined the army, but that feeling has utterly faded.

The central rule of the game is kill or be killed, and playing it is utterly absorbing.

And How did Health Republic Insurance utterly fail one of its customers?

What an alternately messed up, irresistibly catchy, reprehensible, utterly charming holiday classic.

And as for the two girls, they were utterly speechless under the pressure of feeling.

She is always attired in black, and is utterly careless in dress, yet nothing can conceal her innate elegance of figure.

He flung himself upon his bed; no definite thought was in him; he was utterly exhausted.

Almost every building in the city was more or less injured, many being utterly demolished.

There is nothing like a plaintive retort when your case is utterly indefensible.

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