Altogether
Altogether adverb - For the most part.
Merely and altogether are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merely" instead an adverb "Altogether".
Merely
Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Synonyms for Merely
Altogether and merely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Altogether" instead an adverb "Merely".
Nearby Word: mere
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They're merely prudish about admitting that they're a parasitoid species whose larvae incubate inside a different species of herd animal, altogether.
Source: Literature / Known Space - Meanwhile, there's hints that the Dark Angels' primarch may have been sitting out the civil war altogether, and the "Fallen" were merely defending themselves against their possibly traitorous kin...
Source: Written by the Winners - Although it's justified as a way to save Austria from snapping altogether, and is at least subtle enough that the people involved merely consider it a Contrived Coincidence.
Source: Fanfic / 1983: Doomsday Stories
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