Altogether
[awl-tuh-geth-er, awl-tuh-geth-er]
Though they're both adverbs, altogether and all together
have very different meanings. Altogether means "completely" or
"entirely," synonymous with the phrase, "all things considered." The
word is a variant of the Middle English altogeder, referring to
"the whole." All together refers to a group of people or things that
act collectively or at the same time, e.g. "Let's raise our glasses all
together!"
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altogether
ɔːltəˈɡɛðə/
adverb
- completely; totally."I stopped seeing her altogether"
synonyms: completely, totally, entirely, absolutely, wholly, fully, thoroughly,
utterly,quite, one hundred per cent, downright, unqualifiedly, in all respects,unconditionally, perfectly, unrestrictedly, consummately,
undisputedly,unmitigatedly, wholeheartedly;
- including everything or everyone; in total."he had married several times and had forty-six children altogether"
synonyms: in all, all told, in toto, taken together, in sum, counting them all
"we have five offices altogether" - taking everything into consideration; on the whole."altogether it was a great evening"
synonyms: on the whole, overall, all in all, all things considered, taking everything into consideration/account, on balance, on average, for the most part,mostly, mainly, in the main, in general, generally, generally speaking,largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree
"altogether it was a great evening"
