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All

/ɔːl/

(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.

📖 Definitions of "All"

noun

1
(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.
"She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line."
2
The totality of one's possessions.

adjective

adverb

1
(degree) Intensifier.
"It suddenly went all quiet."
2
Entirely; completely; totally.
3
Apiece; each.
"The score was 30 all when the rain delay started."
4
(degree) so much.
"Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets."

pronoun

1
Everything.
"She knows all and sees all."
2
Everyone.
"A good time was had by all."
3
The only thing(s).
"All that was left was a small pile of ash."
4
Used after who, what, where, how and similar words, either without changing their meaning, or indicating that one expects that they cover more than one element, e.g. that "who all attended" is more than one person. (Some dialects only allow this to follow some words and not others.)

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
completeverb	(transitive) To make whole or entire.
wholly	Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.
totally	(degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
altogethernoun	Completely, wholly, or without exception.
wholenoun	Entire, undivided.
entirely	To the full or entire extent.
completely	To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
all of	Entirely, completely, in a specified state.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
partnoun	A portion; a component.
partly	In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
partially	To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
totally	(degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
wholly	Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.
entirely	To the full or entire extent.
completely	To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
altogethernoun	Completely, wholly, or without exception.
wholenoun	Entire, undivided.
every last	(idiomatic) every; without exception (used for emphasis).
completeverb	(transitive) To make whole or entire.
eachnoun	Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group.
all of	Entirely, completely, in a specified state.
everynoun	A surname.
all the	—
extremely	(degree) To an extreme degree.
bestnoun	Most superior; most favorable.
fullyverb	In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
throughout	In every part; everywhere.
widenoun	Having a large physical extent from side to side.
fullnoun	Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
totalitynoun	The state of being total.
comprehensivenoun	Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.