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| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total made up of parts |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, aggregation, all, amount, assemblage, assembly, being, big picture, body, bulk, coherence, combination, complex, ensemble, entirety, entity, everything, fullness, gross, integral, jackpot*, lot, lump, oneness, organism, organization, piece, quantity, quantum, result, sum, summation, supply, system, totality, unit, unity, collectivity, hook line and sinker, linkage, lock stock and barrel, sum total, the works, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole shebang |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided a whole comprises its parts, consists of its parts, and is composed of its parts; parts constitute a whole |
| Antonyms: | part |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | entire, complete |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, aggregate, all, completed, concentrated, conclusive, consummate, every, exclusive, exhaustive, fixed, fulfilled, full, gross, inclusive, integral, outright, perfect, plenary, rounded, total, unabridged, undivided, unqualified, utter, choate, full-length, in one piece, unabbreviated, uncut, unexpurgated |
| Antonyms: | fractional, incomplete, part, partial |
| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unbroken, perfect |
| Synonyms: | complete, completed, developed, faultless, flawless, good, intact, mature, mint, plenary, replete, safe, solid, sound, thorough, together, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, unscathed, untouched, in good order, in one piece, inviolate, preserved, ship-shape, uninjured, unmarred, unmutilated, without a scratch |
| Antonyms: | broken, deficient, imperfect, insufficient, partial |
| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healthy |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, better, fit, hale, hearty, recovered, right, robust, sane, sound, strong, well, wholesome, cured, healed, in fine fettle, in good health |
| Antonyms: | hurt, impaired, sick, unhealthy |
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
whole, totality, integrity; totalness; entirety, ensemble, collectiveness; unity [more]; completeness [more]; indivisibility, indiscerptibility; integration, embodiment; integer., all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, "be all and end all"; complex, complexus; lock stock and barrel., bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages; trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton, greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part; essential part (importance) [more]; lion's share, Benjamin's mess; the long and the short; nearly, all, almost all.
-verbs
form a whole, constitute a whole; integrate, embody, amass; aggregate (assemble) [more]; amount to, come to.
-adjectives
whole, total, integral, entire; complete [more]; one, individual., unbroken, uncut, undivided, unsevered, unclipped, uncropped, unshorn; seamless; undiminished; undemolished, undissolved, undestroyed, unbruised., indivisible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indiscerptible., wholesale, sweeping; comprehensive.
-adverbs
wholly, altogether; totally (completely) [more]; entirely, all, all in all, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together; in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run; en masse, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch; substantially.
-phrases
tout bien ou rien.
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| Antonyms: | part |
| Main Entry: | aggregate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, agglomerate, agglomeration, all, amount, assemblage, body, bulk, combination, conglomerate, conglomeration, gross, heap, lump, mass, mixture, pile, quantity, sum, total, totality, whole, the works, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole schmear, whole shooting match |
| Antonyms: | individual, one, part |
| Main Entry: | catholic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all-embracing, general |
| Synonyms: | all-inclusive, broad-minded, charitable, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, diffuse, eclectic, ecumenical, extensive, generic, global, inclusive, indeterminate, liberal, open-minded, planetary, receptive, tolerant, universal, unprejudiced, whole, wide, large-scale, unbigoted, unsectarian, world-wide |
| Antonyms: | narrow, narrow-minded, specific |
| Main Entry: | comprehensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inclusive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, catholic, compendious, complete, discursive, encyclopedic, exhaustive, expansive, extensive, far-reaching, full, general, global, infinite, overall, sweeping, thorough, umbrella, whole, wide, widespread, across the board, all-embracing, comprising, containing, encircling, in depth, lock stock and barrel, of great scope, synoptic, the big picture, the whole shebang, the works, wall-to-wall |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, particular, selective, specific, incomprehensive |
| Main Entry: | consummate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ultimate, best |
| Synonyms: | able, absolute, accomplished, complete, conspicuous, downright, faultless, finished, flawless, gifted, ideal, impeccable, inimitable, matchless, out-and-out*, peerless, perfect, perfected, polished, positive, practiced, ripe, skilled, superb, superlative, supreme, talented, thoroughgoing, total, trained, transcendent, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, whole, unsurpassable, virtuosic |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, unfinished, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | continuity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progression |
| Synonyms: | chain, cohesion, connection, constancy, continuance, durability, duration, endurance, extension, flow, linking, perpetuity, persistence, sequence, stability, stamina, succession, survival, train, unity, vitality, whole, continuousness, continuum, dovetailing, interrelationship, prolongation, protraction, uniting |
| Antonyms: | break, interruption, stoppage, discontinuity, intermittence |
| Main Entry: | corpus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | body of text |
| Synonyms: | bulk, collection, compilation, core, entirety, mass, oeuvre, staple, substance, whole, complete works, extant works, opera omnia |
| Main Entry: | count |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tally; number |
| Synonyms: | calculation, computation, enumeration, outcome, poll, reckoning, result, sum, toll, total, whole, numbering |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | downright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thorough, absolute |
| Synonyms: | blatant, blunt, categorical, certain, clear, complete, damned, explicit, flat, gross, honest, indubitable, open, out-and-out, outright, plain, positive, simple, sincere, straight, straightforward, sure, thoroughgoing, total, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestionable, utter, whole, undisguised |
| Main Entry: | every |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | each, all |
| Synonyms: | whole, each one, without exception |
| Antonyms: | none |
| Main Entry: | everybody/everyone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | all involved, all human beings; the whole world |
| Synonyms: | all, anybody, generality, masses, people, populace, all and sundry, each one, each person, every person, the public, the whole, young and old |
| Antonyms: | nobody/noone |
| Main Entry: | everything |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entirety |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, all, all in all, all that, all things, business, complex, each thing, every little thing, fixins', lock stock and barrel, lot, many things, sum, the works, total, universe, whole, whole ball of wax, whole caboodle*, whole enchilada, whole lot, whole shebang |
| Antonyms: | nothing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unshared, restricted |
| Synonyms: | absolute, aloof, aristocratic, chic, choice, chosen, clannish, classy, closed, complete, confined, country club, elegant, entire, fashionable, full, independent, licensed, limited, narrow, only, particular, peculiar, posh, preferential, private, privileged, prohibitive, restrictive, ritzy, segregated, select, selfish, single, snobbish, sole, total, undivided, unique, whole, circumscribed, cliquish, discriminative, exclusionary, exclusory, socially correct, swank, upper crust |
| Antonyms: | divided, part, partial, shared, unlimited, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | faultless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having nothing wrong with it |
| Synonyms: | accurate, blameless, classic, clean, correct, exemplary, exquisite, faithful, flawless, foolproof, guiltless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, intact, irreproachable, model, perfect, pure, sinless, spotless, stainless, supreme, textbook*, unblemished, unsullied, whole, above reproach, crimeless, errorless, on target, right on, unguilty, unspotted |
| Antonyms: | imperfect, tainted, blemished, flawed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flawless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spotless, intact |
| Synonyms: | absolute, entire, faultless, immaculate, impeccable, irreproachable, perfect, sound, unblemished, unbroken, undamaged, unimpaired, unsullied, whole, unmarred |
| Antonyms: | damaged, defective, imperfect, disfigured, flawed |
| Main Entry: | heap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pile, accumulation |
| Synonyms: | abundance, agglomeration, aggregation, assemblage, bank, batch, bulk, bunch, bundle, cargo, clump, cluster, collection, concentration, deposit, fullness, gathering, harvest, haul, hill, hoard, jumble, load, lot, lots, lump, mass, mint, mound, mountain, much, ocean, oodles*, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, stack, stock, stockpile, store, sum, thousand, total, volume, whole, a lot, amassment, congeries, gobs, great deal, million, scad, ton, trillion |
| Antonyms: | bit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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