Meaning & use
utterly
Completely and totally, used to emphasize the extreme degree of a quality or state.
See it in a sentence
The plan was utterly ruined once the main sponsor withdrew their funding.
She felt utterly exhausted after working two back-to-back night shifts.
A note on using this word
Utterly usually pairs with negative or extreme adjectives, such as utterly ridiculous or utterly exhausted, rather than mild ones.
Words with a similar meaning
completelytotallyabsolutely
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
partiallysomewhat
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