Categorically
Categorically adverb - In an unqualified manner.
Fully and categorically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fully" instead an adverb "Categorically".
Fully
Fully adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: only with daybreak did we fully realize the extent of the damage from the storm
Categorically and fully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Categorically" instead an adverb "Fully".
Nearby Word: full
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and categorically
- precisely and fully
- really and categorically
- really and fully
- truly and categorically
- truly and fully
- well and categorically
- well and fully
- absolutely and categorically
- absolutely and fully
- flat and categorically
- flat and fully
- outright and categorically
- outright and fully
Both words in one sentence
- Furthermore, as later German historians such as Hans Mommsen have admitted, the Treaty of Versailles became a rallying cry among Nazis and other nationalists, and internalized by leftists and liberals, because it never categorically and fully extracted responsibility for the war from Germany.
Source: Won the War, Lost the Peace
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Fully and Categorically. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/categorically/fully
Categorically & Fully. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/categorically/fully>.
Fully or Categorically. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/categorically/fully.
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