all the way

adverb

Completely, as much as possible; in full; to the end or full extent.

“We're with you all the way on this issue.”

Similar
in every waywith the worksthe whole wayclear

Meanings

adverball the way (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCompletely, as much as possible; in full; to the end or full extent.

    We're with you all the way on this issue.

    4 more examples

    Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.

    1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16

    The train was the 3 p.m. from Waterloo, which, doubtless because of the coal crisis, had been mercilessly pared down to no more than eight vehicles—[…]—and as a result of this drastic treatment passengers were standing all the way to Templecombe.

    1951 May, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 329

    I'm a dyke (butch, all the way) and would like to correspond with a fem lesbian who is tender, fine, smart, witty and all the way into loving other women.

    1981 April 4, Robin Jackson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 15

    Our unit advanced all the way to Pyeongyang, the capital of North Korea.

    2006, David Hyungbok Kim, “Through Devestation”, in Who Will Answer..., Holt International, →OCLC, page 79

    Synonyms: in every way

  2. colloquialnot comparableWith every typical condiment or topping; with every available one.

    “Two dogs and a burger all the way, hold the onions on the burger; coming right up.”

    2011, Al Thomas, Quiet Places of the Heart, page 35
    1 more example

    I wedged my way into the crowd and up to the counter. All I had to do was catch Janice's eye. She'd bring me the usual, two hot dogs all the way, and a steaming pack of artery-clogging fries.

    2017, Jane Tesh, Baby, Take A Bow

    Synonyms: with the works

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbCompletely, as much as possible; in full; to the end or full extent.

adverbWith every typical condiment or topping; with every available one.

Similar
with the works

More synonyms by meaning

adverbto the goal

Similar
the whole way

adverbentirely

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish loppuun saakka, loppuun asti
  • loppuun saakkato the end
  • loppuun astito the end
French jusqu'au bout
  • jusqu'au boutto the end
German durchgehend, durchweg
  • durchgehendto the end
  • durchwegto the end
  • ganzto the end
  • mit allemwith every typical condiment or topping
Hungarian végig
  • végigto the end
Italian infine
  • infineto the end
Latin usque
  • usqueto the end
Polish aż, aż do
  • ażto the end
  • aż doto the end
  • na całośćto the end
  • ze wszystkimwith every typical condiment or topping
Portuguese até o fim
  • até o fimto the end
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Chicago

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