completely
[adverb]
Synonyms: totally, absolutely, altogether, entirely, every inch, fully, hook, line and sinker, in full, lock, stock and barrel, one hundred per cent, perfectly, thoroughly, utterly, wholly

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Related Idioms: down to the ground

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English Thesaurus: completely, totally/absolutely, entirely, utterly, fully, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

com‧plete‧ly S1 W2 /kəmˈpliːtli/ adverb
[Word Family: noun: completion, incompleteness; verb: complete; adverb: completely ≠ incompletely; adjective: complete ≠ incomplete]
to the greatest degree possible Synonym : totally:
I completely forgot that it’s his birthday today.
He had never completely recovered from his illness.
a completely new range of low-cost computers
I’m not completely sure.
Portuguese is pronounced completely differently from Spanish.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

completely
adverb
BAD: Then the lights went out and we were completely scared.
GOOD: Then the lights went out and we were very scared.

Usage Note:
See note at VERY 4 (very)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

completely to the greatest degree or in every way:
That’s a completely different subject.
Bad weather had completely destroyed the crops.
totally/absolutely especially spoken completely:
I’m totally exhausted.
He’s absolutely right.
entirely completely – used especially in negative sentences or after ‘almost’:
I’m not entirely sure.
The community is almost entirely dependent on farming.
utterly completely – used especially to emphasize strongly disapproving words:
It was utterly impossible to work in the house.
The whole thing is utterly absurd.
fully completely – used especially to show that you completely understand something or that you have all the information you need:
He was fully aware of what was happening.
The disease is still not fully understood.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲