utter
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈʌtər/
:
absoluto
- An utter waste of time and money.
- utter nonsense
- utter silence
- an utter failure
Wow, I get true utter joy from two things.
- Wow, I get true utter joy from two things.
- There'd be a library of complete and utter exhaustion.
- What how I see it is a complete and utter commitment to lack of fear.
- We have that complete and utter trust in one another.
- We are are living a complete and utter illusion of reality.
- Is this next couple of years going to be utter chaos?
- She described in heartbreaking detail the utter devastation that she felt.
- Their beauty was made-up of terrible strength, utter wildness and the grace of reason.
- That was a complete and utter failure on their part.
Examples
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Another fan remarked, "My friends and I looked at each other in utter disbelief."
Academic text (2013) -
Oh my God, this is a complete and utter nightmare.
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We have that complete and utter trust in one another.
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What how I see it is a complete and utter commitment to lack of fear.
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Now, this, you have to admit, is an utter mess, right?
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That was a complete and utter shock to us all.
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You see, babies are born in a state of utter fragility.
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This is a luminous image to me, an image of utter innocence.
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Sadly, the protracted search ended late Saturday night in complete and utter failure.
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That was a complete and utter shock to us all.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Complete and not missing any part
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5.1
Used to call someone a complete fool to insult them
343
2.8
People say this to show something is totally bad or extreme
283
3.9
Completely and only that thing, often to show dislike
204
3.9
Complete to show the highest degree
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6.9
Complete and not mixed with anything, used to show strong feeling
3
9.9
Shows that something is completely bad or foolish
1
9.6
Being very bad and dishonest in a strong way
1
9.9
A mildly rude word people use to show strong annoyance in Britain
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
1
4.3
A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit
How Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Utter comes from an old word out that means 'out' or 'outer', so something utter was seen as at the extreme or fully 'out', which is why utter now means 'complete' or 'absolute'.