ALTOGETHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does altogether mean? 

• ALTOGETHER (noun)
  The noun ALTOGETHER has 1 sense:

1. informal terms for nakedness

  Familiarity information: ALTOGETHER used as a noun is very rare.

• ALTOGETHER (adverb)
  The adverb ALTOGETHER has 3 senses:

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

2. with everything included or counted

3. with everything considered (and neglecting details)

  Familiarity information: ALTOGETHER used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALTOGETHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for nakedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

altogether; birthday suit; raw

Context example:

in his birthday suit

Hypernyms ("altogether" is a kind of...):

nakedness; nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)

• ALTOGETHER (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

all; altogether; completely; entirely; right; totally; whole; wholly

Context example:

he fell right into the trap

Sense 2

Meaning:

With everything included or counted

Synonyms:

all told; altogether; in all

Context example:

altogether he earns close to a million dollars

Sense 3

Meaning:

With everything considered (and neglecting details)

Synonyms:

all in all; altogether; on the whole; tout ensemble

Context example:

all in all, it's not so bad

 Context examples 

One was in a court close to St. Martin's Church—at the back of the church,—which is now removed altogether.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

I was too cold and too sleepy to be keenly observant, and not sleepy enough to betray my trust so altogether I had a dreary, miserable time.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He was still standing, stupid and bewildered, the memories forgotten, wondering what it was all about, when Kiche attacked him a third time, intent on driving him away altogether from the vicinity.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

He was not very wise, but very good-natured, and altogether an excellent person to carry on a picnic.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

And when the party entered the assembly room it consisted of only five altogether—Mr. Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest, and another young man.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

So I was not altogether surprised when the squall foretold by Louis smote me.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Symptoms can worsen or improve or stop altogether.

(Ankylosing Spondylitis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease)

Altogether, AAT may attenuate acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and may facilitate graft acceptance and survival.

(Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor Human, NCI Thesaurus)

Altogether, this agent inhibits tumor cell growth.

(Crizotinib, NCI Thesaurus)

Altogether, this may prevent the growth of endometrial epithelial cells and may reduce symptoms associated with leiomyoma.

(Dienogest, NCI Thesaurus)