Synonyms for wholly
ˈhoʊ li, ˈhoʊl liwhol·ly

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1. whollyadverb

   Synonyms:
   totally, completely

2. whollyadverb

   completely and entirely; to the fullest extent

   Synonyms:
   totally, completely

   Antonyms:
   partly

3. whollyadverb

   exclusively and solely

   Synonyms:
   totally, completely

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1. wholly

   Synonyms:
   entirely, completely, totally, altogether, quite, utterly, fully

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1. wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholeadverb

   to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

   "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

   Synonyms:
   all in all, altogether, all told, on the whole, whole, solely, tout ensemble, entirely, completely, totally, in all, exclusively, all, only, alone

   Antonyms:
   partly, partially, part

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1. whollyadjective

   Synonyms:
   totally, altogether

2. whollyadjective

   Synonyms:
   entirely, completely, fully, perfectly

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1. List of paraphrases for "wholly":

   entirely, completely, fully, totally, absolutely, quite, perfectly, total, utterly, full, altogether, exclusively

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1. Joe Biden:

   This wholly unnecessary crisis could ultimately put the safety of our country and our fellow citizens, including thousands of men and women in uniform serving across the Middle East, at risk by setting us back on a path to war with Iran.

2. Edmund Burke:

   Men have no right to put the well-being of the present generation wholly out of the question. Perhaps the only moral trust with any certainty in our hands is the care of our own time.

3. Miguel de Cervantes:

   It is very difficult to be wholly joyous or wholly sad on this earth. The comic, when it is human, soon takes upon itself a face of pain and some of our griefs . . . have their source in weaknesses which must be recognized with smiling compassion as the common inheritance of us all.

4. A. W. Tozer:

   The man or woman who is wholly or joyously surrendered to Christ can't make a wrong choice--any choice will be the right one.

5. Laurence Taylor:

   We thought that April was wholly unacceptable, it went well beyond the realm of what was reasonable and we would not tolerate that level of disruption again.