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(ɔːltəgeðəʳ)
1. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
[emphasis]
When Artie stopped calling altogether, Julie found a new man.
His tour may have to be cancelled altogether.
Clinical test results are certainly encouraging - 10 per cent of wrinkles disappearaltogether.
2. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb]
You use altogether in front of an adjective or adverb to emphasize a quality that someone or something has.
[emphasis]
The choice of language is altogether different.
Today's celebrations have been altogether more sedate.
Rebuilding the team is an altogether bigger challenge.
Synonyms: completely, all, fully, entirely More Synonyms of altogether
3. adverb [with neg]
You use altogether to modify a negative statement and make it less forceful.
We were not altogether sure that the comet would miss the Earth.
Not altogether surprisingly, the Scottish League took a dim view of this behaviour.
'I'm not altogether a fool,' she said gruffly.
4. adverb
You can use altogether to introduce a summary of what you have been saying.
Altogether, it was a delightful town garden, peaceful and secluded.
Synonyms: on the whole, generally, mostly, in general More Synonyms of altogether
5. adverb
If several amounts add up to a particular amount altogether, that amount is their total.
Britain has a total of five thousand military personnel in the area altogether.
Altogether seven inmates escaped by scaling a wall and climbing down scaffolding.
More Synonyms of altogether

altogether in British English

(ˌɔːltəˈɡɛðə, ˈɔːltəˌɡɛðə)
adverb
1. 
with everything included
altogether he owed me sixty pounds
2. 
completely; utterly; totally
she was altogether relieved
3. 
on the whole
altogether it was a very good party
noun
4.  in the altogether

altogether in American English

(ˌɔltuˈgɛðər; ˈɔltuˌgɛðər; ˌɔltəˈgɛðər; ˈɔltəˌgɛðər)
adverb
1. 
wholly; completely
not altogether wrong
2. 
in all; all being counted
he wrote six books altogether
3. 
everything being considered; on the whole
altogether a great success
Idioms:
in the altogether
Word origin
ME altogedere: see all & together

Examples of 'altogether' in a sentence
altogether

Last year was a different story altogether.
The Sun (2017)
 Something altogether gentler and subtler at the end would have better maintained the otherwise painstakingly woven spell.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or did you see and project something else altogether?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But this is something different altogether.
The Sun (2016)
They'll either miss their fit altogether or go overboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
After years spent as frontbench attack dog, he is relishing his transition into something altogether more fabulous.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
While information is potentially easy to manage using IT systems, knowledge is a different matter altogether.
Computing (2010)
The second could be a different matter altogether.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He bade me retire altogether from business and take care of myself.
Christianity Today (2000)
Yet there is another cause that is altogether less welcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The sonic landscape had changed to something altogether harsher and more real.
The Sun (2010)
Which was quite a sweet way of entirely missing the point altogether.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is followed by a period of considerable improvement often with symptoms disappearing altogether.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
On a different scale altogether was what the government was doing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
At times this season there was a very real threat they would go out of business altogether.
The Sun (2008)
But there is another issue that is altogether less clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He reckons that something altogether more sinister can be going on.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Altogether he missed four flights home with his family.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The harvesting of ice did not disappear altogether.
Gavin Weightman THE FROZEN WATER TRADE (2002)
But the list sends a different message altogether.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the atmosphere is altogether different and less menacing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He could do something altogether more familiar.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Perhaps branches will disappear altogether as younger generations who are completely comfortable with online banking abandon them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And it will vanish altogether in less than three decades.
The Sun (2011)
But it should stage something altogether bigger.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It will improve or disappear altogether when you are through withdrawal.
Trickett, Shirley Coming Off Tranquillizers and Sleeping Pills (1991)
That would not just raise costs, it would halt the conduct of business altogether.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Now it's become known for something altogether different.
The Sun (2013)
Some European countries said that they were getting out of the nuclear business altogether.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Spring had better get a move on or it'll miss the boat altogether.
The Sun (2013)
Back at the forum, happiness was being scrutinised from an altogether different angle.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
altogether

British English: altogether /ˌɔːltəˈɡɛðə; ˈɔːltəˌɡɛðə/ ADVERB
in total If you say that different numbers of people or things add up to something altogether, you mean that you have counted all of them.
There were eleven of us altogether.
  • American English: altogether
  • Arabic: بِرُمَّتِهِ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: totalmente
  • Chinese: 完全地
  • Croatian: sveukupno
  • Czech: dohromady
  • Danish: i alt
  • Dutch: in totaal
  • European Spanish: en total absolutamente
  • Finnish: kaikkiaan
  • French: entièrement
  • German: insgesamt
  • Greek: συνολικά
  • Italian: completamente
  • Japanese: 全く
  • Korean: 완전히
  • Norwegian: til sammen
  • Polish: całkowicie ogółem
  • European Portuguese: no total
  • Romanian: cu totul
  • Russian: вместе
  • Latin American Spanish: en total
  • Swedish: sammanlagt
  • Thai: ทั้งหมด
  • Turkish: hep birlikte
  • Ukrainian: разом
  • Vietnamese: cả thảy
British English: altogether ADVERB
completely You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
When he stopped calling altogether, she found a new man.
  • American English: altogether
  • Brazilian Portuguese: totalmente
  • Chinese: 完全地
  • European Spanish: totalmente
  • French: complètement
  • German: ganz
  • Italian: del tutto
  • Japanese: 完全に
  • Korean: 완전히
  • European Portuguese: totalmente
  • Latin American Spanish: totalmente

Chinese translation of 'altogether'

altogether

(ɔːltəˈɡɛðəʳ)

adv

  1. (= completely) 完全 (wánquán)
  2. (= in total) 总(總)共 (zǒnggòng)
  3. (= on the whole, in all) 总(總)之 (zǒngzhī)
    how much is that altogether? 总(總)共多少钱(錢)？ (zǒnggòng duōshǎo qián?)
    altogether different/stronger/better etc 全然不同/更强(強)/更好等 (quánrán bùtóng/gèngqiáng/gènghǎo děng)
1 (adverb) 
Definition
completely
She wasn't altogether sorry to be leaving.
Synonyms
absolutely
She is absolutely right.
quite
It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
totally
Young people want something totally different from the old ways.
perfectly
These mushrooms are perfectly safe to eat.
fully
She was fully aware of my thoughts.
thoroughly
We returned home thoroughly contented.
wholly
utterly
The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.
downright
She was often downright rude to him.
one hundred per cent (informal)
undisputedly
lock, stock and barrel
al2gethr (textmessaging)
2 (adverb) 
Definition
completely
The choice of language is altogether different.
Synonyms
completely
all
I ran away and left her all alone.
fully
entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
comprehensively
thoroughly
wholly
The accusation is wholly without foundation.
every inch
one hundred per cent (informal)
in every respect
al2gethr (textmessaging)
Opposites
relatively
,
somewhat
,
slightly
,
in part
,
halfway
,
partially
,
not fully
,
in some measure
,
incompletely
,
up to a certain point
,
to a certain degree or extent
3 (adverb) 
Definition
on the whole
Altogether, it was a delightful town garden.
Synonyms
on the whole
On the whole, people are travelling for pleasure much more these days.
generally
Ivan made a few mistakes but was generally happy with his form.
mostly
I am working with mostly highly motivated people.
in general
We need to improve our education system in general.
collectively
all things considered
on average
On average we would be spending $200 a day.
for the most part
For the most part, they try to keep out of local disputes.
all in all
on balance
in toto (Latin)
as a whole
al2gethr (textmessaging)
4 (adverb) 
Definition
in total
Altogether seven inmates escaped.
Synonyms
in total
in all
all told
taken together
in sum
everything included
in toto (Latin)
al2gethr (textmessaging)

Usage note

The single-word form altogether should not be used as an alternative to all together because the meanings are very distinct. Altogether is an adverb meaning `absolutely' or, in a different sense, `in total'. All together, however, means `all at the same time' or `all in the same place'. The distinction can be seen in the following example: altogether there were six or seven families sharing the flat's facilities means `in total', while there were six or seven families all together in one flat, means `all crowded in together'.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of all
I ran away and left her all alone.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
absolutely,
altogether,
wholly,
utterly
in the sense of downright
Definition
extremely
She was often downright rude to him.
Synonyms
totally,
completely,
perfectly,
extremely,
absolutely,
thoroughly,
wholly,
consummately,
to the core,
one hundred per cent,
to the nth degree
in the sense of entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
absolutely,
fully,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
every inch,
without exception,
unreservedly,
in every respect,
without reservation,
lock, stock and barrel

Synonyms of 'altogether'

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