ab‧so‧lute‧ly S1 W3 / æbsəlutli, æbsəlutli / 副词

1 completely and in every way :

He made his reasons for resigning absolutely clear.

Are you absolutely sure?

This cake is absolutely delicious.

2 used to emphasize something :

The burglars took absolutely everything.

Jim knew absolutely nothing about the business when he joined the firm.

He has absolutely no experience of marketing.

3 absolutely not! spoken used when you strongly disagree with someone or when you do not want someone to do something :

‘Do you let your kids travel alone at night?’ ‘Absolutely not!’

4 absolutely! spoken used to say that you completely agree with someone

THESAURUS

completely to the greatest degree or in every way : That’s a completely different subject. | Bad weather had completely destroyed the crops.

totally/absolutely especially spoken completely : I’m totally exhausted. | He’s absolutely right.

entirely completely – used especially in negative sentences or after ‘almost’ : I’m not entirely sure. | The community is almost entirely dependent on farming.

utterly completely – used especially to emphasize strongly disapproving words : It was utterly impossible to work in the house. | The whole thing is utterly absurd.

fully completely – used especially to show that you completely understand something or that you have all the information you need : He was fully aware of what was happening. | The disease is still not fully understood.