The phrase "altogether, despite" is not correct as it combines two contrasting ideas in a way that may confuse the reader
It can be used when you want to express a totality or completeness while acknowledging a contradiction, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "Altogether, despite the challenges, we managed to succeed."
Alternatives: "Overall, in spite of" or "All things considered, regardless of"
And he will avoid technology and telecommunications companies altogether, despite potential bargains.
When I met with Pelosi on Wednesday afternoon, Conyers was refusing to quit Congress altogether, despite the escalating demands.
There was a record number of spoiled and blank ballots and many people failed to vote altogether despite a legal obligation to do so.
It insists, however, that banks are not giving up on bricks and mortar altogether despite a wave of closures and job cuts in recent years.
Include KERS and the car could be out of the running altogether, despite having a peak power 10% more than normal.
Expenditure in Manchester is not likely to be curbed altogether, despite Mancini's flat refusal that the club are interested in acquiring Luis Suarez.
The Tchaikovsky concerto performance, featuring the seasoned pianist Stephen Hough, was not altogether unwelcome despite its redundancy.
Sitting down to converse in French, she's reserved but altogether cordial – despite being a little the worse for wear from an autumn cold.
True salsify, also called yellow salsify, belongs to Tragopogon dubius, a different genus altogether, and despite a similarity in appearance and flavor, the two are scarcely acquainted, let alone true relatives.
In "Excursions," a four-part suite for piano, Barber adapted vernacular styles like boogie-woogie and barn dance, uncharacteristically and not altogether convincingly, despite Mr. Peloquin's vibrant playing.
These included the occasional total failure of audio altogether, meaning despite the fact that music was shown as playing back in both Rdio and iTunes, no sound would come from the speakers.
