absolutely

adverb

Definition of absolutelynext
as in totally
in a complete or unlimited way She's absolutely certain she remembered to lock the door before leaving.

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Recent Examples of absolutely Pair the gift of Spawn with her favorite snacks and a free evening with absolutely nothing on the calendar. — Ethan Stone october 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026 If this were a signature or a showstopper, I would have been absolutely thrilled. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Our server was absolutely delightful — friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable about the menu, specials, and drinks. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 He has been absolutely condemned by public opinion on social media, and that's a significant issue. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for absolutely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolutely
  1. totally
  2. completely
  3. entirely
  4. utterly
  5. positively
  6. wholly
  7. fully
  8. quite
Adverb
  • Classes were totally or partially suspended on Tuesday at 891 schools, according to the Education Ministry.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Us Weekly, which used to be a quasi-People magazine and very friendly, turned into something totally different and gossipy.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of totally
Adverb
  • Rooms Splayed across the cliff front and dense, thrumming jungle at the southwestern tip of Bali, the 37 villas that make up the property as of 2026 are each completely unique in design, character and art.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders reacted by condemning the warrants as completely unjustified and a clear proof of the United Nations’ antisemitism.
    — Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of completely
Adverb
  • At Helen, also downtown in a 1920s-era building, chef Rob McDaniel serves a menu almost entirely cooked over a grill that's inspired by his grandmother's open-fire cooking.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Its moments of overstatement are entirely human, en route to a lighter, softer state of serenity.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of entirely
Adverb
  • Rather than eliding them, Carson ends up bringing attention to these absences – an utterly distinctive choice.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But the quality remains extremely uneven—mathematicians are finding some papers readable and others utterly nonsensical.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • As for why the driver has not been publicly identified, Barnes said police have positively identified him.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That in-between space might hold the real reason many culture change initiatives never reach the people they are intended to positively affect.
    — Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • There’s no winking at the audience, no sense of camp or parody, just a lot of appealing interactions, plus some wholly superfluous tertiary plots added to expand the story to series length.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Buck and Aikman made the leap from Fox in 2022, and while Bristol was nimble in hashing out a new deal with the lead mic, the color analyst’s contract is (obviously) a wholly separate issue.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of wholly
Adverb
  • There is a lot of debate around in-person, hybrid and fully remote work.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fully
Adverb
  • Even when Monét isn’t being quite as playful as on past releases, her personality sparkles brighter than her esteemed guests.
    — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • No other property in Key West captures the true resort feel quite like this.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of quite

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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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