absolutelyadverb
uk/ˌæb.səˈluːt.li/us/ˌæb.səˈluːt.li/B1 completely:
I believed/trusted him absolutely.
You must be absolutely silent or the birds won't appear.
We've achieved absolutely nothing today.
B1 used for adding force to a strong adjective that is not usually used with "very" or to a verb expressing strong emotion:
It's absolutely impossible to work with all this noise.
The food was absolutely disgusting/delicious.
I absolutely loathe/adore jazz.
B2 used as a strong way of saying "yes":
"It was an excellent film, though." "Absolutely!"
absolutely not
C2 used as a strong way of saying "no":
"Are you too tired to continue?" "Absolutely not!"
More examples
- The hotel we stayed in was absolutely superb.
- That meeting achieved absolutely nothing - it was a complete waste of time.
- My sister absolutely loves chocolate.
- The decorations that the children had made were absolutely beautiful.
- This case is absolutely full - I can't fit another thing into it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complete and whole
- A, a
- a/one hundred percent idiom
- all or nothing idiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- completely
- flat
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- fully fledged
- heart and soul idiom
- plain
- root
- totally
- unabridged
- unadulterated
- unconditional
- uncut
- undivided
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