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totally

totally

38 2.4
Said to show strong agreement, like an excited yes
  • interjection
  • /ˈtoʊtəli/
  • Informal
: totalmente
  • You're totally right; that plan will definitely work.

Examples

  • I totally agree with your opinion about the movie.

  • And so it's fine to say, look, I totally get that you're super busy.

  • Let me say it's totally amazing that I would.

  • But top comment, you totally had me the entire time.

  • Yeah, so that was totally psych Bye.

  • So I think you're totally right to begin.

  • That is an issue which you're totally right with what you say.

  • And so it's fine to say, look, I totally get that you're super busy.

  • Well, firstly, I'm totally for universal health cover.

  • I'm totally excited about starting this new project.

Synonyms

damn right
vstotally
  • NSFW
130 8.5

Say this to show you strongly agree with something

is strong support but shows more enthusiasm than bluntness
right on
vstotally
  • Archaic
84 7.7

A strong informal shout that shows agreement

is enthusiastic assent usable in broader formal and informal contexts
word
vstotally
  • Slang
26 9.9

An informal exclamation used to show agreement

is enthusiastic emphatic support rather than brief casual slang
damn straight
vstotally
  • NSFW
23 9.9

To say yes very strongly, often in informal speech

is enthusiastic assent but with less blunt force
you said it
vstotally
  • Informal
11 7.6

A strong way to agree with what someone says

expresses personal enthusiastic support rather than repeating the speaker's point
and how
vstotally
  • Informal
1 8.6

Shows that you agree strongly with what someone says

is full enthusiastic assent rather than only emphatic backing

Antonyms

not at all
∞ 1.0

In no way

Idioms

totally zogged
  • Slang
9.9

Feeling very tired and without energy

Compounds

totally excited
  • Informal
3 1.6

Very happy and eager about something

totally rad
  • Archaic
3 9.1

Very cool and exciting, like a great outfit or trick

totally loco
  • Slang
1 9.9

Very crazy and wild in a way that seems out of control

totally irrelephant
  • Slang
9.9

Completely not related to the subject, said as a joke

How Strongly

totally
  • Informal
38 2.4
yes
∞ 1.0
yeah
  • Informal
∞ 5.6
maybe
78 3.1

Surface Forms

totally main

Morphology

totally = total (transparent) = total + ly

Formed from 'total' + '-ly'; the use as an exclamation is a pragmatic shift but the lexical relation to 'completely' is clear.

Etymology

Totally as a short exclamation comes from people using the adverb totally ('completely') to show strong agreement, as if saying 'completely yes'. So when someone says totally alone, they mean 'I completely agree'.