Definition of ABSOLUTELY

absolutely

Adverb

  • completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
    • "an absolutely magnificent painting"
  • totally and definitely; without question
    • "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"
    • "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"
    • "iron is absolutely necessary"

Adv

  • In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
  • Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
  • As an intensive: extremely, very, indeed.

Intj

  • Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

Examples

  • Do you want a free cookie with that coffee? Absolutely!
  • Is Bob a good teacher? Absolutely!

Origin / Etymology

From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly.
First attested in 1425.

Synonyms

dead, perfectly, utterly, absolutely, abstractedly, abstractly, all the way, all-out, altogether, and barrel, and sinker, apart, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, discretely, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat out, flat-out, from A to Z, from aardvark to zymurgy, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, fully, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, heartily, hook, in detail, in full, independently, individually, line, lock, one hundred percent, out and out, out-and-out, outright, particularly, plumb, purely, quite, right, root and branch, separately, serely, severally, singly, soundly, soup-to-nuts, stock, sunderling, sunderly, through and through, to the bone, to the core, to the full, together, top to tail, top to toe, totally, totes, uniquely, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly

Scrabble Score: 15

absolutely: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
absolutely: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
absolutely: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

absolutely: valid Words With Friends Word