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(ɪntaɪəʳli)
1. adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
Entirely means completely and not just partly.
...an entirely new approach.
Fraud is an entirely different matter.
Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity.
The cost of living rose entirely because of rises in food and energy prices.
2. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Entirely is also used to emphasize what you are saying.
[emphasis]
I agree entirely.
Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
Synonyms: only, exclusively, solely More Synonyms of entirely
3. adverb [not ADV, ADVERB group]
People sometimes use the expression not entirely to reduce the force of a strong statement, especially a critical one.
[vagueness]
They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president.
We shall see that this is not entirely true.
She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected.
This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
More Synonyms of entirely

entirely in British English

(ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ)
adverb
1. 
without reservation or exception; wholly; completely
2. 
solely or exclusively; only

entirely in American English

(ɛnˈtaɪrli; ɪnˈtaɪrli)
adverb
1. 
wholly; completely; totally; fully
2. 
solely; only

Examples of 'entirely' in a sentence
entirely

One house had its roof blown off and walls almost entirely destroyed.
The Sun (2017)
One summer we were burgled in broad daylight and it was entirely our fault.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So the product is not entirely free.
Computing (2010)
His skin is almost entirely covered with tattoos and he is weighed down by gold bling and huge dreadlocks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What happened was my fault entirely.
The Sun (2016)
Having said that, they are entirely free people.
The Sun (2016)
That's an entirely different matter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is also entirely avoidable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I might wear it with a clashing check, or perhaps with an entirely different pattern.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They spotted that the crowd cheering her was entirely different to the one behind her fellow competitors.
The Sun (2015)
Southee gained his movement almost entirely through the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was my fault entirely that the book was sent to my old address.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These moments are entirely free from sentimentality.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They may also be cut entirely for small firms.
The Sun (2013)
Some organisations have implemented complex work processes almost entirely in the digital domain and very successfully.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was entirely my fault but he made light of our mutual grazed knees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The gameplay is also entirely linear and there are few options to explore.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For this album her approach seemed entirely different.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It also gives entirely the wrong message to savers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But it also brought an entirely new set of problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The parties did not entirely agree on what was damaged or what damage was caused by the fire.
Christianity Today (2000)
At the centre of a busy roundabout in the capital stands an office building made almost entirely of glass.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is not entirely their fault.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 Fault lay entirely with the batsmen.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is comedy by numbers and it's almost entirely free of laughs.
The Sun (2012)
The biggest bonus of course is that they are entirely free of side-effects.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
To be honest, this seems a world almost entirely untouched by sophistication or cool.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I felt entirely free to make music for the first time in my life.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We entirely agree with him.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At that moment she has to make a choice that will set her life on one course, or a completely different one entirely.
The Sun (2014)
But I could have got that just completely entirely wrong.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
entirely

British English: entirely /ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ/ ADVERB
Entirely means completely.
...an entirely new idea.
  • American English: entirely
  • Arabic: بِرُمَّتِهِ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inteiramente
  • Chinese: 完全地
  • Croatian: potpuno
  • Czech: zcela
  • Danish: helt
  • Dutch: helemaal
  • European Spanish: completamente
  • Finnish: kokonaan
  • French: entièrement
  • German: völlig
  • Greek: απολύτως
  • Italian: interamente
  • Japanese: 全く
  • Korean: 완전히
  • Norwegian: fullstendig
  • Polish: całkowicie w pełni
  • European Portuguese: inteiramente
  • Romanian: complet
  • Russian: всецело
  • Latin American Spanish: completamente
  • Swedish: fullständigt
  • Thai: โดยทั้งหมด
  • Turkish: bütünüyle
  • Ukrainian: повністю
  • Vietnamese: toàn bộ

Chinese translation of 'entirely'

entirely

(ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ)

adv

  1. 完全地 (wánquán de)
1 (adverb) 
The two cases are entirely different.
Synonyms
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
totally
Young people want something totally different from the old ways.
perfectly
These mushrooms are perfectly safe to eat.
absolutely
She is absolutely right.
fully
She was fully aware of my thoughts.
altogether
The choice of language is altogether different.
thoroughly
We returned home thoroughly contented.
wholly
The accusation is wholly without foundation.
utterly
The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.
every inch
without exception
unreservedly
in every respect
without reservation
men whose work I admire without reservation
lock, stock and barrel
Opposites
partly
,
somewhat
,
slightly
,
moderately
,
partially
,
incompletely
,
to a certain extent or degree
2 (adverb) 
The whole episode was entirely my fault.
Synonyms
only
Computers are only for use by class members.
exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
solely
Too often we make decisions based solely on what we see in magazines.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of absolutely
Definition
completely or perfectly
She is absolutely right.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
quite,
fully,
entirely,
purely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
consummately,
every inch,
to the hilt,
a hundred per cent,
one hundred per cent,
unmitigatedly,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of altogether
Definition
completely
The choice of language is altogether different.
Synonyms
completely,
all,
fully,
entirely,
comprehensively,
thoroughly,
wholly,
every inch,
one hundred per cent (informal),
in every respect,
al2gethr
in the sense of exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
Synonyms
solely,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
wholly,
uniquely

Synonyms of 'entirely'

entirely

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