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totally

adverb
SayTOH-tuh-lee/ˈtoʊ.tə.li//ˈtəʊ.tə.li/

3 meanings of totally

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  1. 1
    completelyadverb
    Completely, with nothing left out.

    Like a glass filled right up to the very top, with no room left.

    The fire totally destroyed the old barn.

    She was totally exhausted after the long hike.

    UsageOften used with words like wrong, different and destroyed.

    Similarcompletely, entirely, fully, wholly, utterly

    Oppositepartially, partly

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  2. 2
    veryadverbcolloquial
    To a very high degree.

    That roller coaster was totally awesome.

    The traffic this morning was totally ridiculous.

    UsageUsed with words like awesome or ridiculous. In serious writing, say very instead.

    Similarreally, very, extremely

    Oppositeslightly

  3. 3
    for sureadverbcolloquialmodal
    Used to say you strongly agree or are sure.

    "Do you think we should go?" "Totally."

    We are totally going to the beach this weekend.

    UsageYou can say just Totally! to agree. Totally not means definitely not, but not totally means not completely.

    Similardefinitely, absolutely, certainly, sure

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Origin

It comes from the word "total" plus the ending "-ly."

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 1 fact