altogether

Completely, with no part left out.

• The noise stopped altogether.
• They abandoned the plan altogether.
• I cut down on sugar before giving it up altogether.

Similar words: completely, entirely, totally

Opposites: partly

Common phrases: stop altogether, disappear altogether, altogether different, altogether new

Counting everyone or everything together.

• There are twelve people altogether.
• How much did you spend altogether?
• The tickets and lunch cost fifty euros altogether.

Similar words: in total, in all

Common phrases: ten altogether, cost altogether

Considering all the good and bad points of a situation.

• Altogether, it was a pleasant day.
• The journey was tiring but altogether worthwhile.
• Altogether, I think we made the right choice.

Similar words: overall, on the whole, all things considered

Common phrases: altogether a success, altogether quite enjoyable

When all the points or things mentioned are considered together.

• Altogether, these facts suggest a serious problem.
• The ideas differ, but altogether they form a useful plan.
• Altogether, the evidence points towards a simple explanation.

Similar words: taken together, collectively

Common phrases: altogether these facts, altogether the evidence