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whole

/hoʊl/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Whole means: including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.

Synonyms for whole42

noun, as in an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

adjective, as in including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

entire, full, total, full-length, full-page, integral, intact, livelong, undivided, complete

adjective, as in not injured or harmed

unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, uninjured

adjective, as in acting together as a single undiversified whole

solid, unanimous, undiversified

adjective, as in exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

adverb, as in to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

also used for whole

holo-, one, overall, well, all oak and iron bound, buxom, fit, hail, hale and hearty, in the pink of health, absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind

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Opposites of whole

fractional, half

What does whole mean?8

adjective

1

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete“gave his whole attention”

2

not injured or harmed

3

acting together as a single undiversified whole“a solid voting bloc”

4

exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health“hale and hearty”

5

(of siblings) having the same parents“whole brothers and sisters”

adverb

1

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely“he was wholly convinced”

noun

1

an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity“how big is that part compared to the whole?”

2

all of something including all its component elements or parts“Europe considered as a whole”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with whole?23

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All 23 rhymes for whole, grouped by syllable

Whole in a sentence

  • At that time, the whole world was hungry.CM
  • Australians are, on the whole, pleased with the stabilizing benefits of their political system.unknown
  • Americans, on the whole, are a talkative people.CM
  • For the economy as a whole, recovery seems still far away.unknown
  • I stood still, my whole attention fixed on the movements of her fingers.unknown
  • Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good.Eldad
  • On hearing of the victory, the whole nation shouted for joy.CM
  • Before the fire engine arrived, the whole house had burnt down.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of whole

as a noun

plural
wholes

as a adjective

comparative
wholer
superlative
wholest