Thesaurus:total

Thesaurus

total

English

Adjective

Sense: not qualified or diminished in any way; having no exception

Detail: Can be used as a generic intensifier.

Synonyms

• abject
• absolute
• arrant (dated)
• categoric
• categorical
• complete
• consummate
• downright
• full-bore
• mere (obsolete)
• outright
• out-and-out
• perfect
• proper
• pure    [⇒ thesaurus]
• regular
• root and branch
• sheer    [⇒ thesaurus]
• straight-out
• thorough
• thoroughgoing
• total
• unadulterated
• unalloyed
• uncompromising
• unconditional
• unfettered
• unmitigated
• unqualified
• unreserved
• unrestricted
• utter    [⇒ thesaurus]
• wholesale

Antonyms

• conditional    [⇒ thesaurus]
• limited
• mitigated
• partial
• relative    [⇒ thesaurus]
• reserved

See also

• Thesaurus:completely
• Thesaurus:entire
• Thesaurus:entirety
• Thesaurus:intact
• Thesaurus:damned (another adjectival intensifier)
• Thesaurus:the dickens (prepositional intensifier)
• Category:English intensifiers

Further reading

• “52. completeness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “total” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.