Totally and Virtually

Totally

Totally adverb - To a full extent or degree.

Virtually is an antonym for totally.

Nearby Word: totality

Virtually

Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless

Totally is an antonym for virtually.

Nearby Words: virtue, virtual, virtuously

Both words in one sentence

  • Recap / Doctor Who S 35 E 11 Heaven Sent Totally inverted with the Doctor who carries on a monologue for virtually the entire episode.
  • Comicbook / Hercules (2015) Totally Radical: Cryptomnesia speaks using internet jargon and slang from The New Tens in virtually every sentence.
  • Film / Dumb and Dumber To Malaproper: Just like the old days, the guys screw up virtually every idiom that comes out of their mouths.Lloyd: You gotta admit; I totally had you suckered, didn't I?
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