Hence, we speak of a radical change; a radical improvement; radical differences of opinion; while an entire change, an entire improvement, an entire difference of opinion, might indicate more than was actually intended. A certain change may be both radical and entire, in every sense.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

whole I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.
total The total bill for drinks came up to 7000 dollars.
overall The overall trend shows a decline in bird species.
unbroken The rain was unbroken for the whole of last week.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
entire		steady
whole		steady
total		falling
overall		steady
unbroken		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: all¹, one¹
4 letters: full¹, dead¹
5 letters: whole¹, total², sound¹, round¹, solid², gross¹, utter²
6 letters: intact²
7 letters: perfect², overall³
8 letters: complete², absolute³, thorough², integral³, unbroken³
9 letters: universal⁴, undivided⁴
10 letters: unimpaired³
11 letters: unmitigated⁵
12 letters: undiminished⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (total² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: entier
Italiano: intero
Español: completo
Català: sencer