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Synonyms for whole

  • adjective
  • noun
  • adverb

Most common

entire total one complete healthy well intact solid

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Entire — entire, undivided

entire, total, one, complete, full, integral, overall, unbroken, perfect, undivided, gross, round, universal, faultless, undiminished

2. Healthy — sound, uninjured, healthy

healthy, well, good, sound, fit, hale

3. Intact

intact, uninjured, unscathed, unharmed, unhurt

4. Solid

solid, unanimous

Other

unimpaired, unsliced rare, undecayed rare

Noun

1. Totality — something complete, without any parts missing

totality, entirety, body, sum total, amount, sum, aggregate, mass, fullness, wholeness, entireness rare

Other

bulk

Adverb

all, right, entirely, completely, totally, all-out, altogether, wholly, flat-out, downright, outright

Antonyms

partial, incomplete, fractional

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Entire, undivided.

  2. adj. 2

    Sound, uninjured, healthy.

    He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.

  3. n. 1

    Something complete, without any parts missing.

    This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole.

  4. adv. 1

    In entirety; entirely; wholly.

    That’s a whole other story.

Related words

Word family
wholemeal wholesale wholesaler wholesome whole-souled whole-timer whole-wheat
Phrases
make whole whole step whole tone whole meal bread whole wheat bread whole milk whole shebang as a whole

Forms

Plural
wholes → totalities, entireties, bodies, amounts…

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When we use the word whole, we refer to a thing as made up of parts, none of which are wanting; as, a whole week; a whole year; the whole creation.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • total The total bill for drinks came up to 7000 dollars.
  • entire You won't be let down if you read the entire book.
  • overall The overall trend shows a decline in bird species.
  • integral The herd dog is an integral part of Carlos's life.
  • unharmed Boris was lucky to make it out of the woods unharmed.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wholesteady
totalfalling
entiresteady
overallsteady
integralfalling
unharmedrising

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

By length

3 letters
one1, all1, fit1, sum1
4 letters
good1, well1, full1, body2, mass1, bulk1, hale1
5 letters
right1, total2, sound1, round1, solid2, gross1
6 letters
entire3, amount2, intact2, wholly2, unhurt2
7 letters
perfect2, overall3, healthy2, totally3
8 letters
complete2, entirely4, integral3, outright2, entirety4, unbroken3, unharmed2, totality4, fullness2, unsliced
9 letters
universal4, aggregate3, unanimous4, downright2, undivided4, unscathed2, faultless, uninjured3, wholeness2, undecayed
10 letters
completely3, altogether4, unimpaired3, entireness
12 letters
undiminished4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).