Wholeheartedly
adv.energetic, kindwarm
What it means
With complete sincerity, enthusiasm, or commitment.
Reach for it when describing support or participation offered without reservation
The committee wholeheartedly endorsed the accessible redesign.
Choose between these
7- playful
all the way
when ongoing informal backing is the intended promise
not when All the way is imprecise and may encourage effort beyond safe limits.
- everyday
when visible excitement is central
not when Enthusiasm can be noisy and temporary, while wholehearted support may be quiet.
- warm
when truth of feeling matters more than intensity
not when Sincerely does not necessarily imply full agreement or commitment.
- professional
fully
when complete participation or agreement should sound neutral
not when Fully describes extent but not sincerity.
- formal
when serious intent matters more than cheer
not when Earnestly can be solemn and does not guarantee complete commitment.
- formal
unreservedly
when the absence of qualification must be explicit
not when Unreservedly can imply a lack of critical judgment.
- literary
when robust warmth gives thanks or approval extra force
not when Heartily can sound old-fashioned or boisterous.
Said against
3- halfheartedly
- reluctantly
- grudgingly
It naturally appears in
3- wholeheartedly agree
I wholeheartedly agree with the need for an independent check.
- wholeheartedly support
Residents wholeheartedly support keeping the clinic near the bus route.
- wholeheartedly embrace
The studio wholeheartedly embraced repair as part of its design practice.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adverb sense: in a wholehearted manner opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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