皆目|かいもくkaimoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverbentirely; (not) at allwith neg. sentence
   皆目かいもく見当けんとうがつきません。↗

   I don't have the slightest idea.

• SynonymまるっきりCasualColloquial. Usually followed by a negative; stresses 'utterly, through and through'. More everyday than the written 「皆目」.
• SynonymまったくNeutralNeutral and the most common in daily use; works with both affirmative and negative predicates and can be an exclamation. Broader in range than 「皆目」.
• Synonym全然ぜんぜんCasualColloquial. The most common everyday way to strengthen a negative; more colloquial than 「皆目」.
• Synonym一切いっさいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers 'everything' or 'not at all, without exception'; suits solemn declarations and sounds harder than 「皆目」.
• SynonymさっぱりCasualColloquial. Often in 「さっぱり分からない」 for not understanding at all; also means feeling refreshed.
• Synonym一向いっこうWrittenWritten/formal prose, usually as 「一向に」; with a negative it means not at all, as in 「一向に分からない」「一向に構わない」. More common than 「皆目」.
• Synonym何もなにもCasualColloquial. Focuses on there being nothing at all, or on there being no need to do something.
• SynonymまるきりCasualColloquial, usually with a negative. Same meaning as 「丸っきり」, which is this word with an added っ for emphasis; both are more casual than 「皆目」.
• SynonymからっきしCasualColloquial and rougher than 「皆目」; stresses ability being completely no good, as in 「からっきし駄目」.
• Synonym完全にNeutralNeutral. Means thoroughly, entirely; modifies both affirmative and negative predicates, as in 「完全に分かった」. Opposes 「皆目～ない」 in the sense of fully managing something.
• RelatedことごとくWrittenAntonym. Written/formal prose meaning 'all, every one of them'; the opposite of the 'not a single one' sense of 「皆目～ない」.
• Related余すところなくあますところなくWrittenAntonym. Written/formal prose meaning 'with nothing left out, in full'; the opposite of the total absence expressed by 「皆目～ない」.
• RelatedとんとCasualAn old-fashioned word, though heard in speech too; with a negative it means not at all, as in 「とんと覚えがない」. Close in sense to 「皆目」 and often interchangeable.
• RelatedおさおさWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; stresses not even a little, seen mostly in written texts.

「皆目」 is written/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」. In everyday speech say 「全然」 or 「さっぱり」; for emphasis use 「全く」, the most common everyday option. 「丸っきり」 and 「丸きり」 are casual 'utterly' words; 「一切」 and 「一向に」 are written alternatives; 「とんと」 is old-fashioned but often interchangeable.

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1. （下したに否定ひていする語ごを伴ともない）全まったく。すっかり。全然ぜんぜん。