absolutely
- adverb
- /ˈæb.səˌluːt.li/
- You look absolutely stunning in that dress.
- absolutely necessary
- absolutely essential
- absolutely sure
So the world is absolutely full of wealth.
- So the world is absolutely full of wealth.
- You know how much I hate, absolutely hate cooking.
- But just the whole thing I'm absolutely in love with.
- And when there is no struggle, there is absolutely no progress.
- There are some doctors who are absolutely against abortion.
- I am telling you, it'll absolutely change your life.
- OK, so I'm a landscaper and absolutely love what you do.
- And this I expected to absolutely love, and I didn't.
Examples
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System intelligence of this variety is absolutely necessary to enable one operator to control many aircraft.
Academic text (2011) -
I personally would absolutely love to check it out.
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I have to say I absolutely love that.
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Now this thing is just absolutely super, super cool.
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Getting started is absolutely the key to life.
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So the world is absolutely full of wealth.
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You know how much I hate, absolutely hate cooking.
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And when there is no struggle, there is absolutely no progress.
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But one component of this model is absolutely essential: the energy needed to drive it all.
Academic text (1990) -
You look absolutely ravishing, by the way.
Synonyms
Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt
Totally, in every way
To be complete with nothing left out
In a way that leaves no doubt
Completely, with nothing left out
Completely without leaving anything out
Without any doubt
Completely, to show that something is true
Without any doubt
You say this when something is completely true
Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great
Clearly and by a lot
Without any doubt
To be completely sure and have no doubt
Completely in every way
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
Completely, with nothing left to pay
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
To a very high degree
In a way that is certain
Without any doubt and with confidence
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
Totally and without any doubt
Completely and without doubt
In a way that is clearly true and cannot be doubted
Says that something is certainly true
Clearly and without doubt
Clearly true and cannot be denied
In a way that shows there is no doubt
In a way that no one can doubt
It is clearly true and cannot be doubted
Clearly true and cannot be doubted
In a way that cannot be blamed or criticized
Completely used to show strong emphasis
Clearly and without any doubt
Very likely and without any doubt
In a complete and direct way, without any doubt
Completely and without any doubt
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Etymology
Absolutely comes from Latin parts ab- meaning 'away' and solutus meaning 'loosened', and is like the English word solve. So, absolutely now means 'completely' or 'without any doubt'.