Antonyms for utterly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uht-er-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌt ər li


Definition of utterly

Origin :
  • early 13c., "truly, plainly, outspokenly," from utter (v.) + -ly (1); meaning "to an absolute degree" is late 14c., from utter (adj.)).
  • adv completely
Example sentences :
  • She was too utterly unacquainted with the ground to venture.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • I was certainly present at the ceremony, but I have utterly forgotten her name.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Too utterly at sea to make reply, Chip took the offered hand in his.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Inconsequent, wholly illogical, utterly indefensible explosions.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • His confidence in her was broken, but not utterly destroyed.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It is not poor me, but something else, that in two years has changed you utterly.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • I have never doubted that that impression was utterly groundless.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • How utterly ignored was the negro's claim of common humanity!
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The relation of cause and effect must be utterly unknown to mankind.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • Am I so utterly disreputable that you find it necessary to frown on me so darkly?
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Synonyms for utterly

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