まったく・全くmattaku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. adverb, no-adjectivereally; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    彼かれの意見いけんは我々われわれの意見いけんとはまったく違ちがっている。↗
    His opinion is quite different from ours.
  2. adverb, no-adjectiveindeed
    「彼女かのじょはきれいだね」「まったくだ」↗
    "She is lovely." "So she is."
  3. interjectiongood grief
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymすっかりNeutralDescribes a complete change into some state (「すっかり忘れた」); mostly used for affirmative changes, whereas 「全く」 often pairs with negatives.
  • Synonym完全かんぜんNeutralA na-adjective meaning perfect and lacking nothing (「完全な勝利」); as an adverb it takes the form 「完全に」, while 「全く」 is itself an adverb.
  • Synonym一切いっさいNeutralWith a negative it means not at all, without exception (「一切関係ない」); the tone is stiffer and more formal than 「全く」.
  • Synonym一向いっこうNeutralUsually as 「一向に~ない」, meaning not in the least (「一向に気にしない」「一向に良くならない」); slightly more written than 「全く」.
  • Synonym何もなにもNeutralWith a negative it means not anything, nothing at all (「何も知らない」); it also means there is no need to go that far (「何もそこまで」).
  • Synonym何ともなんともNeutralOften with a negative, for something beyond description or not at all (「何とも言えない」); also used as an exclamation meaning truly.
  • Synonym皆目かいもくWrittenWritten, formal prose; with a negative it means not at all, as in 「皆目見当がつかない」「皆目分からない」; more bookish than 「全く」.
  • SynonymまるっきりCasualColloquial; usually with a negative to mean completely not (「まるっきり違う」); more emphatic than 「まるきり」.
  • RelatedまるきりCasualColloquial; usually with a negative to mean completely not (「まるきり分からない」). Close to 「全く」 but more casual.
  • RelatedとんとCasualColloquial; usually with a negative, meaning not at all (「とんと見かけない」); carries an old-fashioned flavor.

「全く」 covers both 'completely' and 'not at all', and doubles as an exclamation. For an affirmative complete change use 「すっかり」; for a strong, formal denial 「一切」; for not in the least 「一向に」; in casual speech 「まるっきり」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. すっかり。完全かんぜんに。
  2. (打消うちけしの表現ひょうげんと呼応こおうし、打消うちけしの度合どあいを強調きょうちょう)少すこしも、全然ぜんぜん、まるで。
  3. (評価ひょうかについて消極的しょうきょくてき表現ひょうげんと呼応こおうし、消極しょうきょくの度合どあいを強調きょうちょう)全然ぜんぜん。
  4. (評価ひょうかの方向性ほうこうせいと無関係むかんけいにその度合どあいを強調きょうちょう)たいへん、全然ぜんぜん。実じつに。本当ほんとうに。間違まちがいなく。
  5. (迷惑めいわくや不快感ふかいかんなどを表出ひょうしゅつする。その対処たいしょにまず自みずからがあたることを言外げんがいに含ふくむことがある)
  6. (「まったく」のほか「まったくだ」などの形かたちで、強つよい同意どういを表あらわす)
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