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all the way

all the way
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awl stressed th ee wey]
    • /ɔl stressed ði weɪ/
    • /ɔːl ðə ˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl stressed th ee wey]
    • /ɔl stressed ði weɪ/

Definitions of all the way words

  • phrase all the way You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is. 3
  • phrase all the way You can use all the way to emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time. 3
  • adverb all the way the full distance 1
  • adverb all the way To the end. 0
  • adverb all the way (of food) With every typical accoutrement (condiment). 0
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Parts of speech for All the way

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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all the way popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for all the way

adv all the way

  • unconditionally — not limited by conditions; absolute: an unconditional promise.
  • ultimately — last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
  • perfectly — in a perfect manner or to a perfect degree: to sing an aria perfectly.
  • absolutely — Absolutely means totally and completely.
  • fully — entirely or wholly: You should be fully done with the work by now.

noun all the way

  • completion — the act of completing, or finishing
  • apex — An Apex or an Apex ticket is a ticket for a journey by air or rail which costs less than the standard ticket, but which you have to book a specified period in advance.
  • climax — The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.
  • pinnacle — a lofty peak.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.

adj all the way

  • absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
  • all-inclusive — All-inclusive is used to indicate that a price, especially the price of a holiday, includes all the charges and all the services offered.
  • assiduous — Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly.
  • careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
  • circumstantial — Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it.
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Antonyms for all the way

adv all the way

  • partially — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
  • incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
  • partly — in part; to some extent or degree; partially; not wholly: His statement is partly true.
  • inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
  • insufficiently — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.

noun all the way

  • anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
  • nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
  • introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
  • beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.

adj all the way

  • incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
  • superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
  • deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
  • imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
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