Completely
Completely adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Simply is a synonym for completely in merely topic. In some cases you can use "Simply" instead an adverb "Completely".
Simply
Simply adverb - For nothing other than.
Completely is a synonym for simply in totally topic. You can use "Completely" instead an adverb "Simply", if it concerns topics such as merely, utterly.
Nearby Words: simple, simplistic
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Mundane Made Awesome: Played completely straight, as simply seeing the lights back on and hearing music for the first time in years really elicits a reaction from the human survivors.
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He's either completely clueless or a completely flat character or simply considers Anna a Purity Sue; he doesn't doubt her for a second and does practically everything she wants.
Source: Theatre / Don Giovanni -
Presumably as a result of some belated mercy, he is not a completely psychotic broken shell of a man - instead he eventually simply forgets his dream(s).
Source: Or Was It a Dream?
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